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Race Reports • AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ at DAYTONA - RR, MX, XC, DT • Spring Grove Mid-Atlantic XC • Priceville, DT • Southcentral Regional Update march 2022, Vol. No.4, Issue No.2

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welcome to the

AHRMA Mag EDITOR Stephanie Vetterly ahrmamag@ahrma.org

PHOTOGRAPHY CONTRIBUTORS Kevin McIntosh, etechphoto.com, Steph Vetterly, Becky Schreckengost, Larry Mayo, Bob Mason, Dave Sundin,Eddie Phillips (Eddie RapidPhoto), Kenny Lau - Awesome Shots, Justin Brodt ADVERTISING Jim Doyle jim.doyle@ahrma.org PUBLISHER The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association ADDRESS 4010 Foothills Blvd #103-70 Roseville, CA 95747 PHONE 888-41AHRMA (888) 412-4762 COVER - AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ at DAYTONA multi-discipline ROAD RACING - David Vaughn (371), Michael DeRoche (242), John Waverka (647) Photo by Jerry Veal

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EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Mark Morrow, Ted Chris Horn, Arthur Kowitz, Joe W. Koury, Rod Menke, Tim Halsmer, Jay Letts, Jon Litsey, Larry Meeker, Albert Newmann, Richard Brodock, Joshua Schucker

from the editor

Life is funny. One moment, you’re testing chemicals in a manufacturing facility, trying to troubleshoot a product, or conducting a study for a new one... then you turn around, and you’re getting muddy in the woods of Florida, swatting about a billion mosquitos while you wait with your camera for the dirt bikes to come through.

There aren’t enough words to say how thoroughly excited I am to have been given these opportunities at a new and exciting life. While it still feels like work at times, being able to do something you love while putting food on your table and a roof over your head makes life just a bit brighter.

I started on this journey to showcase the talented folks of the motorcycling world, and I’m honored to step into the Publications Editor role to have a bigger hand in helping to share these stories. I want to thank Joe W. Koury for all the help he’s given me over the past few months. I hope I was able to take some of the workload off his shoulders and help ease his transition into retirement. He’s a well-loved member of this organization, and rest assured, he has promised to continue sharing his stories and knowledge with you in future issues of the magazine.

With Joe stepping down, I understand I have some big shoes to fill. I look forward to meeting more of our membership and learning about the machines that we love so much so that I can carry on Joe’s work.

MOTOCROSS - Rory O’Neill (3), Bill Boram (8B), Eric Yarnell (16), Sean Brown (244)

If you see me out and about, come on over and say hi!

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see you on the track!

CROSS COUNTRY - Dave Kutskel (11C)

Photo by Steph Vetterly DIRT TRACK - Joe Gretchen (83) Photo by Kevin McIntosh .......................................

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NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Craig Grantham, Executive Director email: craig.grantham@ahrma.org 4010 Foothills Blvd #103-70 Roseville, CA 95747 MEMBERSHIP Jennifer and Dan Thornton email: membership@ahrma.org 433 Caroline St Janesville, WI 53545 AHRMA COMMUNICATIONS Cindy McLean email: cindy.mclean@ahrma.org RACE DIRECTORS ROADRACE DIRECTOR - Dewanna Comer email: roadrace.director@ahrma.org OFF-ROAD DIRECTOR - Tony Paul email: offroad.director@ahrma.org DIRT TRACK DIRECTOR - Richard Brodock email: dirt.track@ahrma.org RACE COORDINATORS CROSS COUNTRY COORDINATOR Becky Hayes email: becky77m@yahoo.com NATIONAL TRIALS COORDINATOR Debbie Poole email: pooleschl1@hotmail.com BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRMAN - Brian Larrabure email: brianl.ahrma@gmail.com TREASURER - Arthur Kowitz email: dbsuperbiker@gmail.com SECRETARY - Kelly Shane email: kelly.ahrma@gmail.com EASTERN TRUSTEE - Mike Dixon email: michael.dixon@ahrma.org EASTERN TRUSTEE - James Korn email: jim.korn@ahrma.org EASTERN TRUSTEE - Beno Rodi email: beno@rodi.net EASTERN TRUSTEE - David Rutherford email: david.rutherford@ahrma.org EASTERN TRUSTEE - Tim Terrell email: tim.terrell@ahrma.org WESTERN TRUSTEE - Al Anderberg email: al.anderberg@ahrma.org WESTERN TRUSTEE - Albert Newmann email: newmann.albert@gmail.com WESTERN TRUSTEE - Luke Sayer email: sayerlu@gmail.com WESTERN TRUSTEE - Rob Poole email: robpoole57@hotmail.com MARCH 2022

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NEWS - Learn about our recent staff changes,

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2023 RULES CHANGE PROPOSAL PROCESSHave an idea for a rule change? Rules Chair Kevin Burns walks you through the submission process.

new workshops, and team challenges.

MARK MORROW’S CORNER - Join our AHRMA

of Roadracing Headmaster as he 20 Academy explains how to minimize risk on the track.

BACK TO THE TRACK - AHRMA 22 BATTLING member Ted Chris Horn received some

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devastating news from his doctor that put his racing on hold. Learn how he was determined to regain his freedom on two wheels.

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AHRMA CLASSIC MOTOFEST™ AT DAYTONA AHRMA returns to the World Center of Racing for three days of fun, and makes some history along the way. RR, XC, MX, DT

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LUMBERJACK’S WORKSHOP - In a patch of North Carolina woods sits an unassuming trailer with a rich history of motorcycles and motorcycle racing.

GROVE MID-ATLANTIC XC - White 52 SPRING Rose Motorcycle Club played host to the Mid-Atlantic region’s season finale with some tight racing, and a giraffe!

DIRT TRACK - It may have been 56 PRICEVILLE snowing outside, but inside the Celebration

Arena, conditions were perfect for some fast, bar-banging action.

REGION UPDATE - Albert 58 SOUTHCENTRAL Newmann wraps up the 2021 racing season,

and provides some insight on what to expect in 2022.

TRACK RIDER OF THE MONTH 60 DIRT DT Director Richard Brodock chats with

Bob Mason, our March Dirt Track Rider of the Month.

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t the conclusion of the 2021 race season, I thought “wow, what a year!” It was a good year of racing for my team, and I thought ”2022 is going to be even better, the best year to date.” If I only knew…

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the Daytona management in preparation for the event, to the management of the event across disciplines and venues, and importantly the post weekend feedback, this was a winner that exceeded our expectations.

My heartfelt thanks to all of the members and staff that made this happen, and for your support of AHRMA.

AHRMA does things for the racing community that no other organization does. We offer a broad range of tracks, geographies, and disciplines – across both historic and modern machines – that allow virtually any racer the opportunity to enjoy their motorcycle as intended. The fact that some are using these great machines 25, 50, even 75 years after initial production is a special experience which comes with great satisfaction. I was lucky to meet and have a good discussion with Will Harding, founding member #4. We talked about the history of the club, the experience our members enjoy, and sustainability for the long haul.

His insight was helpful and provided new perspective for me. Thank you for stopping by Will!

We are incredibly lucky to be part of a club like this and our goal is to continually make it better and improve the member experience. This was on full display on January 7th 9th as we kicked off the year with our first AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ event at Daytona. What an experience it was, and a very successful return to this venue which we hope will continue in the future.

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When AHRMA says “MotoFest™,” we deliver. The experience from all angles is bigger than life and I had the opportunity to visit all of the venues and speak to members in each discipline. The excitement of the participants and spectators alike told me we are on the right track with this concept. The fresh Cross Country single track through the trees created a fun and challenging course. The MX track and Trials events had all the room and variables we could ask for. The road racing at Daytona International Speedway was “exhilarating and breathtaking,” to put it mildly. And SIDECARS!!! The sight and sound of these incredible sidecar machines on the high banks was something to behold. For those that witnessed this racing, they will have great memories for years to come. The Dirt Track event held on Saturday night was one of the most exciting motorcycle events I’ve been to in some time. The venue was perfect…and was packed with both participants and fans. Everything from the display of machinery to the concessions impressed, and the event provided non-stop action that the fans loved.

In addition, we were happy to see the tremendous turn out of membership – in January! It was also great to see several teams and riders of note at the event. Being passed by Josh Herrin in practice put a big smile on my face and having the full Ducati Corse support squad there including Paolo Ciabatti – Ducati Corse Sporting Director and MotoGP Project Director added a special flavor to the event. I hope we will see them and the other marquis riders and teams at our other events this year.

This was my first event as a member of the AHRMA management team and seeing the well-oiled machine in action was a thing of beauty. I know the tremendous planning and work that goes into an event like this, and we are all grateful to the entire staff that made this such a success. Also thank you to each of you, our valued members, who put so much time and effort into attending this event. As we look forward to the remaining AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ events in 2022, the bar is high. I hope you will all plan to attend each of them. Being able to race at Daytona, Heartland, Laguna Seca, and Barber in one year is a special experience. I am proud to be part of a team that can provide this for our members, and I can’t wait to see all of you experience the remaining events. I hope you will have much fun and success in 2022 and that I’ll have a chance to meet you at an upcoming event Now, let’s race!

Craig L. Grantham CRAIG L. GRANTHAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AHRMA

I was lucky to personally experience the DIS track for the first time and it exceeded my expectations. The combination of infield road course and those incredible HIGH BANKS has to be experienced to be believed.

I’ve never been on a track before where you could hold the throttle all the way to the stop for 20 to 30 seconds at a time…WOW! AMERICAN HISTORIC RACING MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION

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from the staff

AHRMA Don’t Lose that number You don’t wanna call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Speaking of the contact form, I have a couple of tips for resolving certain issues. We see submissions that are all over the place, as you might expect, but submitting a contact form usually is still your best approach. In order to get your answer more quickly, it’s best to select the correct topic:

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hen you get lemons, you make lemonade, right? Earlier this year, the never-resting scam artists began spoofing officials’ phone numbers from our website to ask for gift cards from other officials, similar to what they have done with our email addresses in the past. And AHRMA made lemonade. For the first time ever, AHRMA now has a central number with a directory for all of our staff and trustees!

Our new number is 1-888-41AHRMA. Clever eh? Yeah yeah yeah, I know, you want to know what the REAL number is, and that would be 1-888-412-4762. Store that in your contacts on your phone. You can reach us by department, extension, and the staff directory through our new central phone number AND you can still contact us via the online ahrma.org/contact form.

Membership, as you might guess, goes to our membership coordinators at membership@ahrma.org.

They solve problems regarding duplicate profiles, race number assignments, membership renewals, new memberships and a ton more. If it’s membership related, Jennifer and Dan Thornton can help.

Tech, plus the applicable disciplines, will get your submission to people knowledgeable about machine/class eligibility, and other details specific to the AHRMA Handbook. This should typically be used if you can’t find your answer in the current AHRMA Handbook.

Race Registration, plus the applicable disciplines will be routed to those individuals familiar with their discipline’s online race registration process. Be aware, every event in MSR has an event organizer included with the event, and a link to their email address can be found on the right of every event information page.

Roadrace School goes directly to the AHRMA Academy of Roadracing (AAR) Headmaster, so should only concern our AAR program.

AHRMA Racing, plus the applicable disciplines will be routed to the race directors and their back-up staff. These questions should be questions specific to a race event and operations surrounding a race weekend.

The rest should be pretty self-explanatory, but hopefully this will help a little.

Before I close, keep an eye out in this AHRMA MAG issue for information regarding the 2023 Rule Change Proposal Process drafted by Kevin Burns. It will be here before you know it.

And when you need to reach one of us? It’s as easy as 888-41AHRMA or ahrma.org/contact and you don’t even have to wait until you get home, so....

AHRMA don’t lose that number it’s the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home.

Cindy McLean CINDY MCLEAN AHRMA COMMUNICATIONS 888-41AHRMA x705

ADDITIONAL TIPS & MSR HELP : To request a refund, DON’T submit a contact form, submit the Credit/Refund request form which is found under Member Resources One of the BIGGEST issues is with duplicate profiles. We get it! People’s emails change and it’s difficult to remember which email you have with AHRMA. If at all possible, sign in using your user ID, not your email address.

If you are unable to select your race number from the dropdown list when renewing or registering for a racing event, you probably have created a duplicate profile. Don’t go any further, either submit a contact form with the topic “Membership”, or email membership@ahrma.org.

If you are interested in current pricing, it can be found with the discipline of interest on the Schedules & Results page on the website.

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from the staff

Hello Members,

I want to thank our 3,300 plus members for your continued support of AHRMA, Arthur, and our Board for

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am introducing myself as your 2022 Chairman. I step into a rather large pair of shoes left to me by Mr. Kowitz as he takes a deserved breather from directly managing a rather lengthy list of goals that were set during his term and passes off the task of tending to the many projects he and Mr. Comer worked on together and brought to fruition. Arthur has not strayed far.

He has returned as Treasurer, overseeing the final transition to a server-based accounting system that will bring our accounting and financial planning systems up to modern standards. Yes, we are a vintage organization, but our former accounting systems are worthy of the Smithsonian.

entrusting me with the job. I would also like to thank those who preceded us on the Board for building such a fantastic organization, the very best of which I have had the good fortune to be a part of.

At your service,

Brian Larrabure BRIAN LARRABURE AHRMA WESTERN TRUSTEE & CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

I look forward to a great season and year for all of us at AHRMA!

sharing hope to someone that would like to have kids. Our story of how she came to be with us is incredible and for those interested I’m happy to share over a cup of coffee sometime.

The light of my life is Hannah’s son, Cohen. Cohen just turned four and is no stranger to AHRMA as he’s traveled with us to multiple events.

My mama, Patricia, my sister, Christi, and my sweet neighbor, Ms. Jean, (who is like a second mom) are the grounding force behind me with each of them filling a special place in my heart. I have two nieces and five nephews. There’s nothing much better than gathering around the table for a meal and sharing life.

When I’m not hanging with the fam or at motorcycle race (which is often) I enjoy riding mountain bikes. Yes, we have a stable of motorcycles, and I have an old Honda 100 that’s seen many miles on our property through the years. Last year, I was lucky enough to purchase a black 1971 Rickman Honda 125 and who knows, maybe I will make it to some AHRMA Off-Road event this year and share some road race love.

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For those who may think I have on rose colored glasses, I do realize at some point the rubber will meet the road and I will make an unpopular decision. This is inevitable; however, my number one priority in this position is to provide as safe a racing environment as possible and I recognize that comes in multiple forms from pre-planning to day-of management. Our volunteer team is the best, so I will look to them for guidance in their areas of expertise and I’m confident that together we can achieve this goal.

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he ink is barely dry on my offer letter as I write this article and I’m very much in the throes of crossing the T’s and dotting the I’s in regard to our event contracts so that we can get all road races listed in MSR. However, I must share that I am humbled by the many kind comments regarding my being named as AHRMA’s Road Race Director and am truly honored to serve in this capacity. In a way, I feel this is hallowed ground, as AHRMA has a history of great leaders with a breadth and depth second to none and I’ll strive to stay true to our by-laws while moving us in a progressive direction.

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I’m sure there are things that you’d like to see AHRMA road racing do differently and/or better and I invite you to share your ideas with me. I can’t promise that I’ll do exactly what you want, but be assured I will listen.

I know that many of you have met me by way of my husband, Curtis who served as AHRMA’s Executive Director these past three years; however, for those who I’ve not had the privilege of meeting, I wanted share some basic information. I’ve been married just shy of 35 years and we have one adopted daughter, Hannah, that’s soon to be 26. While I cannot imagine her being more “ours” than if I birthed her, I include the word “adopted” as a way of

Dewanna Comer

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aytona is in the books and what a fantastic event.

The weather was fantastic, great track, cross country was in my top 5, dirt track was one of AHRMA’s best events in recent years, and the people and volunteers are what really makes these events.

events will last forever.

It’s not always just about the racing.

I’m not going to call out any names in fear of missing someone, you know who you are, and I am forever grateful for your love for AHRMA and the sport of motorcycle racing.

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he 2022 AHRMA Dirt Track Season is under way with 5 rounds already in the books and the racing has been nothing but action packed. Round one at Daytona short track during the AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ was the perfect way to kick off the season. With 91 entries we more than doubled our single round average from 2021 and look to keep that momentum up all season.

It was great to finally showcase the Dirt Track program in front of the rest of the AHRMA disciplines. The competitors did not disappoint in front of the packed stands. With some great tracks on the schedule including Harpster Ohio 1/2 mile, Lodi Cycle Bowl, Jack Pine Gypies during the Sturgis Rally, and The Bullring in Marion County FL the 2022 season will be packed with action. Be sure to check the 2022 Dirt Track schedule 12

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Farewell and see you at the races.

Tony Paul TONY PAUL OFF-ROAD DIRECTOR

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These AHRMA Classic Motofests™ are about AHRMA getting its members together from all walks of life to share with each other about what it is we do and why we love it so much. It is a ton of work and sometimes it might not be the best location for off-road, however we make it the best it can be, and the memories built at these

I don’t say this enough, but the volunteers that help put these events together are the backbone of AHRMA, we (AHRMA) are a volunteer organization, yet our group of volunteers is a small tight group that is willing to help at every event.

on the AHRMA website for the complete list of tracks and dates.

I would like to personally thank Jeremy, Stephanie, Ray, Tim, and Ward from Southern Dirt Track Association (SDTA) for all their help at Daytona. They are a great group that support and promote the sport with the passion it deserves. Also I’d like to extend a huge thank you to Hunter Longshore for everything he does for AHRMA and the Dirt Track program.

Richard Brodock RICHARD BRODOCK DIRT TRACK DIRECTOR

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Contact

Danielle Ballard, President s Razorback Riders 479-461-4677 razorbackriders@yahoo.com Gate Fee: $10 per event day per person Gate Hours: 6am - 10pm each day Tech Inspection: 4pm - 7pm Friday, May 20 Impound: By 7:30 Saturday morning and at the end of the day Saturday .

Rider’s Meeting: 8:30am Saturday and Sunday mornings Out of Impound: First row fifteen minutes before Key Time Saturday and Sunday mornings Key Time: 9am Saturday and Sunday mornings Lodging: Ozark, AR and Fayetteville, AR Cabin rentals are also available in the area. Camping available on site.

More Specific Details, Directions, etc: See REGISTER tab for event at

https://www.ahrma.org/schedules-results/

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AHRMA ANNOUNCES 2022 ADVANCED RIDING TECHNIQUE WORKSHOPS

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he American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) is taking road race skills to the next level.

AHRMA is teaming with Ed Bargy, its 2022 Official Starter, to offer his Ed Bargy LLC Advanced Track Riding Technique Workshop at select AHRMA track day events.

With a 12-student limit, these workshops will include classroom and on-track instruction of the high-performance racing techniques needed to be a successful track rider/racer.

“This is a great opportunity for currently licensed racers as well as non-racers who want to improve their skills and AHRMA is excited to offer this to our members,” said Brian Larrabure, 2022 Chairman of the AHRMA Board of Trustees.

AHRMA membership is available for $65 to non-members when they register for the workshop online. The workshop fee is $525.00 and includes the cost of the track day.

and the Barber Vintage Festival. This class is taught by AHRMA Member, Mark Morrow and is $300. Pass this class and be qualified to race with AHRMA the same weekend!

For those new to road racing or needing a refresher, AHRMA is offering its Academy of Road Racing School at all events except for the AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ at Daytona (Daytona International Speedway), the AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ of Monterey (WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca)

Questions should be directed to roadrace.director@ahrma.org.

To register for the workshop or the school, go to ahrma.motorsportreg. com and create a free account or log in to an existing account. Once logged in, find the event for which you wish to register and follow the instructions.

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Roebling Road Raceway

Bloomingdale, GA

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Carolina Motorsports Park

Kershaw, SC

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New Jersey Motorsports Park

Millville, NJ

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Ridge Motorsports Park

Shelton, WA

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Blackhawk Farms Raceway

South Beloit, IL

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DORAN EXITS, KORN STEPS IN

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ill Doran, AHRMA’s Referee for road racing has elected to transition out of this role and pass the torch to Jim Korn. Bill has been a road racing member of AHRMA for 28 years, was a Tech Inspector for 5 years, and has been our official referee for the past 3 years. His range of experience and familiarity with the AHRMA race program was second to none, allowing him to manage effectively through accurate, timely decisions

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and actions that created a seamless race process for our club.

Bill has given significant time and effort in this role, and shown true commitment to the racers and AHRMA. Bill, we are grateful for your selfless service to our club and we offer our heartfelt thanks for the positive impact you have made. We’re happy that you will still be part of the AHRMA family and we look forward to seeing you at future events.

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AHRMA STAFF CHANGES

Jim Korn

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motorcycle enthusiast since early childhood, I grew up riding in the woods of southern Indiana on Rupp Roadsters and Honda SL70s. I inherited my dad’s KZ400 in my teens and began street riding, which continued until I married my wife, Terri, and we had our first child. We moved to Orlando soon thereafter, and after seeing how nuts the drivers were in Florida, I decided to sell my bikes, including a 1981 Suzuki GS1100E that I had used to commute to work, and pursued other interests while we raised a family.

I developed a renewed interest in vintage motorcycles in 2008. I missed being away from two wheels for so long, so I joined several forums and made lots of new friends who shared my interest in vintage twostrokes. Over the next few years, I purchased and restored a number of ‘70s Kawasaki triples. I would take a few weeks off each year to head north and ride through TN/NC/GA at various club meets. This eventually led to Barber where I was introduced to AHRMA and their vintage racing program. After a few years of walking through paddocks, meeting racers, and watching the fun, I finally pulled the trigger, bought a CB350 racer, and started racing with AHRMA in 2016. I had a great mentor in Scotty Turner #334 who gave me the nudge and coached me through my first race season.

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I began volunteering soon after becoming a member and am currently serving my second year as Eastern Trustee. I also worked with Luke Conner last year to help execute his vision of bringing Vintage Drag Racing to the organization, even serving as his deputy at last year’s Classic Drags at the AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ in the Heartland at Heartland Park in Topeka.

The AHRMA family has been great to me and Terri. We love the atmosphere and now both participate in racing.

She prefers three wheels and hanging off the chair while I am going to stick to two wheels for the moment. This organization has enriched our lives and opened up new friendships, and I want to contribute in any way I can to help it continue to grow.

Thanks to Bill Doran for all the time and effort he has put in over the last couple of seasons to enhance our members’ race experience.

You will see me and Terri at every event in 2022. Let’s go racing!”

Dewanna Comer AHRMA is pleased to announce the selection of our new AHRMA Road Race Director. Our choice is Dewanna Comer, effective immediately.

Dewanna has served in this role as interim Road Race Director and has proven her skills and commitment over many years while providing a range of support to AHRMA.

is no stranger to AHRMA. Having volunteered countless hours over the past 3 years while her husband, Curtis Comer, served as AHRMA’s Executive Director, she comes to us with an intimate understanding of AHRMA. Don’t let the number “3” fool you, “I met the love of my life 36 years ago,” said Dewanna. “His passion was everything motorcycles. This resulted in my volunteering in multiple organizations over the years as well as hosting events on our property.

“I am all about the ‘Team’ and working with AHRMA the past three years I have come to love our Road Race crew and our racing and nonracing members. I look forward to serving this organization alongside the best Volunteers in the industry.”

Craig Grantham, Executive Director shared, “We are very thankful for all that Dewanna has provided for AHRMA in the past, and we’re looking forward to many more years with her at the helm of our Road Race program. It is rare when you find the blend of passion, competence, and commitment that she brings… we are very lucky. We know that the program will be run efficiently and professionally, and we are all excited to have her leading this key discipline for AHRMA. Please join me in welcoming Dewanna and be sure to congratulate her when you have a moment at your next AHRMA race event.”

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GETTING TO KNOW OUR NEW ROAD RACE REFEREE & ROAD RACE DIRECTOR

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2021 Inaugural Dick Mann Team Challenge trophies. Team winners include (from left to right): Cliff Mee (Vintage MX), Wes Orloff (Road Racing - Premier 500), David Aldana (Flat Track), Dennis Brown (Premier Cross Country), and Tyrus Wilson (Premier Lightweight Trials) PHOTO BY TIM TERRELL

AHRMA KICKS OFF 2022 DICK MANN TEAM CHALLENGE

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ntroduced in 2021, the Dick Mann Team Challenge, sponsored by Redwood Engineering, honored an icon of motorcycle racing with a new competition that brought together each American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) on and off-road disciplines.

up of one competitor from each AHRMA competition discipline.

Team members are selected at random from the group of AHRMA members who register for the Team Challenge. The results of individual team member performance at select AHRMA events during 2022 will determine the winning team.

“Our year-long special multi-disciple competition represents Dick Mann’s unmatched versatility during his professional racing career, and his life-long love of motorcycle competition of all types,” said Brian Larrabure, 2022 Chair of the AHRMA Board of Directors. “It also highlights AHRMA’s team spirit and our wide range of events for all kinds of vintage motorcycles.”

Although each member registers for the series with the intention of 100% participation, it is understood that unexpected circumstances may cause a team member to drop out. In consideration of this, each team’s score will include only the top four points-scorers for the series, dropping the lowest scoring members. This will make it easier for all teams to remain competitive in the event they lose a member mid-season.

The Dick Mann Team Challenge (DMTC) is based on teams made

2022 DICK MANN TEAM CHALLENGE EVENT SCHEDULE DATE

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3/19-20 4/9 4/29-5/1 5/21 or 22 5/27-29 6/11 6/16-19 8/5 8/6 8/12 10/1 or 2 10/6-9 10/22

The Burrows Ranch Baton Rouge Raceway Thunderhill Raceway Perris Raceway Heartland Park Muddy Creek Raceway New Jersey Motorsports Park Jack Pine Gypsies Jack Pine Gypsies Jack Pine Gypsies Ohio Flat Track Sports Center Barber Motorsports Park Texas GP

Bloomingdale, GA Baton Rouge, LA Willows, CA Perris, CA Topeka, KS Blountville, TN Milleville, NJ Sturgis, SD Sturgis, SD Sturgis, SD Harpster, OH Birmingham, AL Donie, TX

VMX, Trials, XC DT RR DT RR, Trials, XC VMX RR Trials XC, VMX DT DT RR, Trials, XC VMX

Each winning team member will receive a personalized trophy, and a unique Dick Mann Team Challenge jacket, displaying the “Dick Mann Team Challenge” series title, “2022 Champion Team”, rider name, discipline, and plate number.

Each event will be scored per the AHRMA Handbook for Road Race, Vintage Motocross, Trials, Dirt Track and Cross Country. For points questions, the contact is Tim Terrell, tim.terrell@ahrma.org.

Excluding the Sturgis Dirt Track, when a DMTC event offers two days of competition for any discipline, the team member may ride either day, or both days. If the rider chooses to compete on both days, the higher score will be used for DMTC points.

2022 DICK MANN TEAM CHALLENGE CLASSES ROAD RACE: Sportsman 350, 500, and 750 CROSS COUNTRY: Sportsman 200/Open (all skill levels) VINTAGE MOTOCROSS: Classic 250 (all skill levels); Early Sportsman Stock 250/500 (all skill levels); Sportsman 250 (all skill levels) DIRT TRACK: Sportsman 250 and 600 Dinosaur TRIALS: Classic (all skill levels) and Modern Classic (all skill levels)

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Cahuilla Creek Anza, CA April 9 & 10, 2022

National Vintage Trials Series Sponsored by

Saturday April 9, 2022 Registration Friday 5:00-700pm Saturday 7:00-9:00am Checker’s Meeting 8:00am Riders Meeting 9:30am Trials starts at 10:00am Awards 5:30pm

National Vintage and Post Vintage Cross Country Series

Sponsored by Saturday April 9, 2020 Registration Saturday 10:00am -12:00pm, Tech Inspection Saturday 10:00am-12:00pm Riders Meeting 1:00pm Vintage Starts 1:30pm Post Vintage Starts 3:00pm Awards 5:30pm

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Sponsored by Sunday April 10, 2022 Registration Saturday 4:00pm – 5:30pm Sunday 7:00am – 8:30am Tech Inspection Saturday 4:00pm-5:30pm Sunday 7:00am – 9:00am Riders Meeting Sunday 8:30am Practice 9:00am Race 10:00am Gate Fee $15 per person per day, Children under 12 Free Camping $10 per vehicle per day Come Race with us! For more information about the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association, visit www.ahrma.org.For more information on AHRMA Southwest Racing, visit www.ahrmasw.org or on Facebook AHRMA Vintage Southwest Photographs by Pauly Chambers AMERICAN HISTORIC RACING MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION

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2023 RULES CHANGE D

id you like getting your 2022 AHRMA Handbook before Christmas? You’re welcome.

Seriously, and based on your comments, the changes made to the process last year let us push for the Handbook by Thanksgiving, and it almost happened, but mid-December wasn’t bad. I think we’ll hit that Turkey goal this year.

The 2023 Rules Proposals activity begins in a few short weeks. If you are a member in good standing and you’ve been itching to try your hand at writing rules, now is your time to shine. While you’re thinking about getting involved in building a better club, the best question for you to ask yourself is “Why?” There are good and not-so-good answers to that question. Here’s a good answer: “I think my proposal will make competition in the class better.” On the not-so-good side: “It will make my bike faster so I don’t get beat so badly.” And the Rules & Eligibility committees always get a chuckle from that one proposal that screams, “It’s all about me.” Try not to be that one, really.

As a refresher for the veterans, and a primer for the novice authors, we are including last year’s instructions outlining several changes. Steps 1, and 2, are pretty straight forward.

Steps 3, 4, and 5 can get a bit tricky; read them a couple of times.

And you’re pretty much done. Fill out step 6 if other rules are affected by your change—underlining and strike-throughs pertain. Help your committee out with a rationale in step 7, and include pertinent documentation in step 8.

IMPORTANT: It is not the responsibility of the R&E committees to write rules for a new class, or proposed language for a modified rule. If it is not clear to your committee, the proposal will come back to you for a tune up.

Go do your homework, and if you can address either the competition or authenticity of the rule, fill out the form, include some documentation and/or a strong rationale, and get it submitted by May 15. And remember, we’re all in this together.

Regarding steps 4 and 5, enough of the original rule language and the revised language must be presented exactly as intended for publication; this also goes for a new rule in step 3. To make getting the original language painless, the 2022 Handbook is on line. Find your rule, copy as much of the text as you need, and paste it in the appropriate box in step 4. And while you’re at it, copy the text into the revised box in step 5 to make your revisions easier to complete, and don’t forget the strike-throughs and underlining.

steps to creating a rule change proposal

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Rule Change Proposal Process Developed by Cindy McLean & Kevin Burns

STEP 1 - Fully complete all of your personal information including your membership number. Only submissions made by active members with Full Memberships will be accepted for consideration.

STEP 2 - Select Discipline/Category that is affected by this Rule Change Proposal from the dropdown field and whether it is a new rule or an existing rule in the current AHRMA Handbook. If it is an existing rule, please provide the rule number as it appears in the current AHRMA Handbook. MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THE CURRENT HANDBOOK AS YOUR REFERENCE. STEP 3 - For New Rule submission, you may either provide the complete rule in the New Rule Text edit area, or upload a pdf file through the Supporting Documentation Upload tool. New rules will not be accepted without complete and comprehensive rules.

For new Rules, after completing this step, proceed to Step 6. For existing rules, proceed to Step 4.

STEP 4 - If this is a rule which currently exists in the current AHRMA Handbook, copy the rule to be changed from the Handbook and include it in the “Original Rule Text” edit area.

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PROPOSAL PROCESS STEP 5 - Include the rule change proposal verbiage in the “Proposed Rule Change Text” edit area. Strike through verbiage to be removed and underline verbiage to be added.

NOTE: COMPLETE revised text must be included in the “Proposed Rule Change Text” space. Committees are not responsible for rewriting the rule.

STEP 6 - If your proposed rule change affects other rules, include them in the “Rules Affected by this Rule Change Proposal.” Strike through verbiage to be removed and underline verbiage to be added.

STEP 7 - The Rule Change Rationale field is optional, but you may certainly include any text that you feel may better explain why you are requesting the Rule Change.

STEP 8 - Before submitting your Rule Change Proposal, you have the opportunity to upload supporting documentation (articles, illustrations or other materials). Max file size allowed: 5MB. File types accepted: jpg, png, pdf

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Submissions not following the instructions provided here will be returned to the submitter to be corrected.

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Only Rule Change Proposals submitted using the form on this page will be accepted.

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Each form must be completed in full.

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Submit a separate form for each rule change proposal unless one rule change affects others.

Forms with multiple rule change proposals will be rejected.

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You will receive email confirmation of your submission.

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You may contact AHRMA at any time to ask that your proposal be withdrawn.

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If you have questions about this process, contact Kevin Burns, Rules Chair, at 68.kburns@gmail.com.

rules proposal process schedule April 15

Rule Change Proposal submission opens – as Rule Change Proposals come in they will be forwarded to the appropriate Rules & Eligibility (R&E) committees. (2 weeks)

April 30

Rule Change Proposal submission closes – R&E continues to review (2 weeks)

May 15

R&E review period closes, Trustee review period begins (1 week+)

June 6

Preliminary vote (Zoom Meeting)

June 13 Member Comments commence (4 weeks) July 15

Member Comments close.

July 28

Final vote. (Zoom Meeting) (this can change according to everyone’s schedule but should take place before August)

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MARK MORROW'S

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t’s no secret that AHRMA road racing is growing by leaps and bounds. Last year, we had over 130 students pass the school and become licensed AHRMA racers. This is a fantastic situation for AHRMA and all of its members.

However, it also causes very full grids. To accommodate the number of classes we have, there are often three waves in each race, with three to eight different classes on track at the same time. Compounding this, there is typically a large difference in performance between the bikes in many of the classes. This environment is understandably a little more challenging to negotiate safely compared to having one race per

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It’s been a while since I wrote here, so rather than ease in with something safe, I’m going to talk about a hot topic that’s been on quite a few peoples minds lately:

HOW TO MINIMIZE RISK IN LARGE-GRID, MULTI-CLASS RACES.

class, which is simply not an option.

Though the the risks are higher, there are several techniques and tools that can be implemented by you, the racer, to maximize both your enjoyment and safety of multi-class races with large grids.

TIP #1 - CHECK YOUR GRID The first thing you can do to minimize risk takes place before you even line up on the track: check your grid.

When you are checking your grid, don’t just get your grid position. Take this opportunity to see who else is in your class. Look at the other classes and take a moment to think what the typical bikes in those classes look

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like. There’s no need to get mired down with a lot of detail, but a general idea about who and what is out there beforehand will pay huge dividends when you only have a split second to react when someone shows you a wheel.

Successful racing is all about risk management. Every time you go off line to make a pass, whether it’s lapping a slower rider or a battling for the lead, you are taking on additional risk. Successful racers take these risks as little as possible and minimize them when they do.

Racing bar to bar with racers that aren’t in your class not only puts you at greater risk for a crash, but it also

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slows you both down. Not good!

TIP #2 - HOLD YOUR LINE Once you’re out on the track, no matter how well you prepare mentally with grid information and metal strategies, there are always situations that pop up that can force you into an extended battle with someone from another class.

One of the first things we drum into new students that often goes out the window in a race is to hold your line.

A huge percentage of the crashes and “events” involving more than one bike occur when a slower rider is being overtaken and they move offline unexpectedly. Always hold your line and ride your own race. Trying to get out of the way or leave a space for faster rider to get through usually ends up creating a problem instead of helping.

The absolute safest place for anyone to be at anytime during a race is right smack dab on the race line. It doesn’t really matter if you’re fast, mid-pack or bringing up the rear. Being on the racing line not only gives you the best chance at going fast, but also is very predictable and makes it very easy for

faster riders coming up behind you to get around and on their way safely.

TIP #3 - KNOW WHEN TO PASS Another thing to consider is to not re-pass that small bike that started in the previous wave, even if you have twice their horsepower and could easily zap them on the straight. It always stings a little to let someone by, but it’s not only safer, it’s also faster. It is far better to roll off a little early and follow a faster rider for a few laps, boosting your speed, than it is to re-pass on every straight and force bar to bar action in every corner.

Likewise, if you’re the fast racer on the small bike catching bigger, faster bikes in front of you, a little common sense goes a long way here. Obviously, when you’re down a large amount of horsepower, there is going to be a need for some early commitment on the brakes as you often lose tragic amounts of real estate on the straights.

Don’t over-commit and leave yourself nowhere to go if they make an erratic move. If you’re trying to get around a much faster bike, the first turn after a long straight probably isn’t the best

place to make your move anyhow.

You will want to bide your time for a section with several connected turns or at the very least, few straights.

Fast sweepers are the best because you can take advantage of your higher corner speed. Also, never risk a pass if there is any kind of straight after the corner. Not only will you end up giving the position right back on the straight, but if you went off line at all to make the pass, you will likely have a worse drive and slower lap time. Yes, you might lose a second, or even two or three if you follow a slower rider for a couple turns, but the time you save compared to crashing or even running off the track from an erratic move is immeasurable.

To sum it all up, it really comes down to one of my favorite racing adages: The throttle goes both ways.

See you at the track!!

Mark Morrow MARK MORROW

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BATTLING BACK .

WORDS: TED CHRIS HORN

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fter experiencing head injuries and at least three concussions from motorcycle racing, my doctor was not surprised that I developed Parkinson’s Disease.

He explained that head injuries can increase the risk of developing the disease. That didn’t make it any easier to adjust to living with tremors and cramping or giving up motorcycling.

Riding is in my blood. Growing up, my younger brother and I would go to races every weekend. We started a team and began participating in 24-hour endurance races. I was the 1975 New York Motocross Champion and the 1985 National Road Racing Champion and picked up the nickname “Airborne Horn.”

Eventually, I got a job as a mechanic and heavy equipment operator. I remained healthy through my 40s and retired at age 55, just as I started noticing some unusual symptoms like cramping and stiffness in my hands. Soon after, my wife, Mitzi, and I moved from Chicago to Ft. Meyers Beach, FL. We wanted to live in a warmer climate, and I wanted to ride year-round, but my symptoms continued to get worse. Besides tremors, I experienced memory loss and muscle spasms.

During our second winter in Florida, the tremors worsened in my right hand. I couldn’t hold a cup of coffee. I saw my primary care doctor, who ordered tests, but didn’t find anything wrong.

I continued to ride my bike. My balance was okay, but my right hand would cramp so badly that it was hard for me to grip a handlebar.

In 2013, my doctor referred me to a neurologist who recommended an MRI to rule out stroke or brain tumor. Through follow-up examinations, he diagnosed me with Parkinson’s Disease.

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were relieved to know what we were dealing with. My father-in-law and my wife’s uncle lived with the disease for years, so we knew a lot about it.

My neurologist prescribed carbidopalevodopa, but it caused such bad nausea and dry heaves that I had to stop. I tried other drugs in different combinations and strengths, but the symptoms continued to worsen in my right hand. I lost muscle control and dexterity. Sadly, I had to give up motorcycling because it was too unsafe. My neurologist then suggested deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical procedure that delivers electrical stimulation to specific areas of the brain to treat the abnormal nerve signals caused by the disease.

Mitzi and I talked about it and did some research. I felt like I had nothing to lose. My three grown kids were supportive and decided to be there for my surgery in February of 2016. The procedure was painless.

When the neurosurgeons turned on the stimulator, you could see the tremors disappear from my right hand. Within a few days, my right hand felt like it was 100%.

The best news about the surgery was that I was able to start riding my motorcycle again soon afterwards. It was an amazing feeling to be back on the road again. A few months later I decided to take a part-time job at the local golf course mowing greens and fairways. With my right hand back to normal, the tremors and cramping on my left side became more noticeable.

My neurosurgeon recommended a second DBS surgery to control the left side. This took place in July of 2016. My doctor warned me this surgery might affect my speech and sense of taste. She was right about my speech. I slurred my words at first and spoke softer. With speech therapy and practice, my speech is nearly back to where it was—I just don’t talk as fast as I used to, which is probably a good thing. It took four years to get the programming correct to the point I felt somewhat comfortable racing again.

Now that I’m feeling so well, I’m ready to try new things like boating and fishing. I can’t believe I can ride and race my motorcycle again. I used to say I was a Parkinson’s sufferer. Now I say I’m a Parkinson’s survivor.

TIMELINE 1972

Won my first race (scrambles)

1975

New York District 2 Amateur Open Class MX Champion

1985

Won the National Road Race Novice Historic Production Lightweight title on an RZ350; D Production WERA National Road Race Champion (Road Atlanta)

1986

Horn Brothers (with brother John) won the overall six-hour endurance road race (Grattan, MI)

2013

Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease

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Two brain surgeries for DBS implants (Deep Brain Stimulation)

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Battery replacement surgery (every three years)

2020

Attended Mark Morrow’s AHRMA Academy of Roadracing

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Raced Gingerman and Blackhawk Farms (first road race with DBS) AHRMA Nationals; third in AHRMA Novice Historic Production Lightweight class at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway on a 1972 250cc Yamaha DS7

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TO THE TRACK

“I started racing motorcycles in 1972, and aside from injuries, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and other setbacks, I’m still racing today!

My last race was at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway where I finished third in my class at the age of 65. Even though the head injuries may have contributed to my PD, I just couldn’t stay away from the adrenaline rush of the speed, thrill and great people. The goal of sharing my story is to help other folks, who are close to giving up or feel there is no life after a PD diagnosis, have some hope and inspiration.

Thanks for the opportunity to tell my story.”

ABOVE: Ted took a 9th-place finish at Gingerman

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RIGHT: Only a few short races later, Ted found himself on the podium at the Talladega Gran Prix photo courtesy of ted chris horn

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WORDS: ARTHUR KOWITZ PHOTOS: KEVIN MCINTOSH

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MAKING HISTORY AT THE AHRMA CLASSIC MOTOFEST ™ AT DAYTONA

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t was a dark and stormy night...” everywhere except Daytona Beach, Florida.

The early-January days were warm and sunny for the inaugural AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ at Daytona.

Racers came from all corners of the country to the delight of thousands of grinning classic motorcycle fans in attendance.

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Daytona International Speedway (DIS) touts itself as “The World Center of Racing,” and considering the quality and size of the facilities, there is no reason to doubt that claim.

Racing credentials are typically issued from either a modest block building round back, a trailer, or in a parking lot under an EZ-up canopy.

For this prestigious event, AHRMA was granted use of NASCAR’s opulent credentials space at the ONE DAYTONA lifestyle and entertainment center across the street from the DIS, issuing over one thousand credentials with hospitality and flair.

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The festivities began Thursday evening in the banquet hall at the ONE DAYTONA hotel with the 2021 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National Historic Cup Roadrace Series awards banquet. Each class winner was honored with an action photo from their racing season projected as a wall-sized backdrop when they received their championship awards.

The banquet food was five-star, too.

The salmon, the beef, and the exotic broccoli dish were all amazing.

The festivities kicked off bright and early Friday morning.

AHRMA’s off-road racers found that

the ‘Hay Farm’ cross-country course went through real Florida woods, despite being located near the DIS and the city. The challenging grasstrack motocross course was in full view of the strategically-placed grandstands. Completing the ‘Hay Farm Midway’ was a popular food truck, the AHRMA swag store, and the AHRMA registration and race office/trailer.

Did you see the AHRMA dirt track event on Saturday night? It was spectacular with 97 entries, of which most were vintage. All three grandstands were packed, with fans

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hanging on the fence as the fast-tempo event raced into the night. There was an excitement in the air, as noted by the visiting Speedway brass, who were impressed with our operations.

Upon entering the sprawling DIS infield, clear signage directed fans and racers to the swap meet, bike show, road race paddock, and camping areas. Along the main infield road were a hundred swap meet vendors, several displays, bike parking lots, and the bike show venue.

Passing through this ‘midway’ took us to the dedicated AHRMA racers’ camping lot (or should I say ‘glamping’ lot?). AHRMA road racers settled into the exclusive NASCAR drivers lot for the weekend by using DIS’ racer concierge to assist site selection in advance. It was mighty fancy.

The road race garage and paddock area were teeming with racers and rigs of all kinds. For all three days, the energy level was high. First-timers who had never ridden the classic high-banked track had big eyes from the experience. As the saying goes, you never forget your first time.

Everyone was enthralled with the show put on by AHRMA’s sidecar racers, who battled wheel-to-wheel through the twisty infield and onto the NASCAR banking.

The crowds in the infield grandstands roared and applauded the racing.

Parking lots were nearing full, and smiles were everywhere. Lines backed up as fans bought tickets at the gate, filling grandstands and fence lines for road racing and off-road racing alike. We even sold out of t-shirts at all four of our swag stores as folks wanted something to remember this iconic weekend.

Quite a few fans came to me and said that their attendance at the MotoFest™ inspired them to get that old bike out and join AHRMA as a racer… they want in on some of the action too. What a great outreach program!

Thanks to all the staff and volunteers who helped make it happen and to the racers who came and enjoyed the fun.

For those who missed it, oh well, next year?

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ENJOY the SIGHTS and SOUNDS

of VINTAGE MX !

Two – Time World Champion

Trampas Parker designed and built MX course

3 Action-Packed Days of Racing Vintage, Post Vintage and Next-Gen Motocross Vintage and Post Vintage Cross Country

May 27-29, 2022 Meet the Racers

See and Hear Race Bikes from Ariel, BSA, Bultaco, CZ, Greeves, Hodaka, Honda, Maico, Montesa Ossa, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha, © Kevin McIntosh

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S K N A B H HIG Ben Sloter and J. Pluta (71R)

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fter an extended hiatus, AHRMA secured a date at Daytona International Speedway (the only available weekend) to kick off the 2022 season.

The last time AHRMA faithful visited this historic track was for the final round of the Road Race Series back in 2015. Kudos to all the members, family and crew who managed to prep bikes during an abbreviated off-season, endure the long trek to the eastern seashore and make a memorable and successful event.

This would be the first time modern and vintage sidecars took to the banks and the first race of the year for the much-anticipated AHRMA Featured Vintage Class, Vintage Superbike Heavyweight, sponsored

by RoadracingWorld.com, a longterm, valued AHRMA supporter and sponsor. It would also be the inaugural race for a new class for

AHRMA was delighted to have national moto-celeb, Josh Herrin (2H), join the on-track activities on a Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York Panigale V2. Josh is a current MotoAmerica star with quite a resume: former AMA Superbike and Stock 1000 Champion and the second youngest rider to win the

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2022, Sound of Thunder 4. From the notepad: Ralph Staropoli abandoned his SOS2, SOS3, Open Two-stroke comfort zone for a weekend of BOT1 and BOT2 on a bike (with an extra cylinder) borrowed from Bob Berbeco.

Rob Hall (270) showed up on a Sportsman 350 Honda (winning both days) and rode a John Snead Seely Norton to wins in the BEARS class.

Cindy McLean (022) grabbed second place in Saturday’s CB160 race not far behind Chris Akaydin (784)! It was good to see Denny Poneleit (436) back on the gas grabbing a third place in the 350GP class on his Honda 1962 CB77 behind Jerry Duke (Z7) and winner Alex McLean (122).

Daytona was also the venue for the 2021 National Awards Banquet.

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Daytona 200. He set the fastest lap of the weekend in Sunday’s Sound of Thunder 1 race (1:49.887) while outdistancing the rest of the field.

Factory Ducati illuminati was also present. Ducati Corse Sporting Director and MotoGP Project Director, Paolo Ciabatti, was in the paddock to take in all the AHRMA activity and support Josh. Paolo on the 2022 season, “Thanks to the efforts of Warhorse HSBK and the support from Ducati North America, we have put together a professional team in MotoAmerica and plan to continue with increased technical support to race a Panigale V2 at the Daytona 200 and MotoAmerica SuperSport in 2022.” AHRMA would like to thank both Josh and Paolo for being a part of this monumental event.

It was an all Honda top-three finish in the Featured Vintage Class with ten entries in the RoadracingWorld. com-sponsored Vintage Superbike Heavyweight class. Curtis Adams (045) dominated on his 1981 Honda CB750F both days with number 422 Jon Litsey (CB750F), Will Brint (118 on a Honda CBX) and Robert Ringnalda (number 202 on another CBX) in the hunt. See details below.

As expected, there were ample mentions of motor malaise emanating from the paddock during

Denny Poneleit (436), Jerry Duke (Z7), John Snead (9A)

the weekend. Those long stretches of WOT (wide-open throttle) strained many an engine internal.

The battle for second (behind winner, Staropoli) in Saturday’s BOT2 was a thriller with Carl Cohen (45C) taking second, Tony Prust (15X) third and Clint Austin (720) fourth, less than a second separating the three riders.

Same story when 27 riders gridded for SOT2. Nate Kern (9T) finished in

front of Matthew Crabtree (329) by 14 seconds but the battle for third came down to the last lap with a little over a second separating third place Jesse Davis (03), Teagg Hobbs (005), Edward Sullivan (00) and Darren James (229X). Good racing indeed!

We’ll skip the routine class-by-class this month and bring you a few individual recaps from a weekend of sun, fun and rubber spun.

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fter meeting at AHRMA’s Blackhawk Farms event in 2021, it was clear that Tim Halsmer and I were cut from the same cloth. Tim and his stunning Wayne Rainey replica Honda VFR750F, and my Kevin Schwantz tribute Suzuki GSX-R750, we set our sights on Daytona and the Next Gen Superbike class to recreate one of the most iconic rivalries in road racing.

35 years earlier, I attended my first AMA Superbike Weekend at Daytona and witnessed the birth of the Schwantz/Rainey rivalry. The 1987 Daytona 200 would shape American Road Race history and sentence me to a life behind bars.

Our 2022 AHRMA Daytona goals were mutual: a) improve every lap; b) recreate some epic ‘87 photos; c) have fun; d) return safe and sound.

Joined in the pits by Jay Letts with his YZF750R and quintessential southern charm, the three of us were blessed with the support of a crew rivaling a factory team, from first class hospitality to our very own photographer to document the weekend. Armed with all the tools and coaching/tech support from AMA Pro and 200 Vet, Jason Farrell, the stage was set, and the weather could not have been better! So, it only stands to reason that our expectations were blown away!

that would make Oliver Stone proud, to my (near) certain engine failure on Saturday morning, the crew literally saved the weekend every step of the way. Their efforts were rewarded with a first, second, fourth and sixth for the weekend and we headed home as we began, plus memories to last a lifetime!

So, just when you thought vintage racing couldn’t get any better than Barber 2021, AHRMA once again raised the bar with a truly one-of-a-kind experience on the high banks of Daytona.

Special thanks to our crew, the Halsmers, Shari, Robert, Pete & Abby, Steve and Branden Lewis, Wes Hall and Mike Jones. And huge thanks to the entire staff of AHRMA for making this bucket list experience possible.

Vintage Racers are the BEST!

From the first session drama of Tim’s VFR laying down a smokescreen

Schwantz/Rainey at the starting line of the 1987 Daytona 200

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One Result...

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hhh, Daytona Beach, Florida, where the sun is shining, and the palm trees are plentiful.

Sounds warm and relaxing right?

While we were blessed with great weather, I didn’t fare so well on the relaxing part. Everything was going smoothly Friday morning.

This being my first time at Daytona, I was figuring out my gearing and other small tweaks. It was the first practice after lunch when I became a victim of the infamous Daytona motor monster. Back in the pits, I talked with my good friends, Eddie and Gordon, who are both very knowledgeable with Kawasaki motorcycles and also great at wrenching.

Leaving no time to waste, we start pulling spark plugs and found a holed piston. Eddie, who rode his KZ650 from Ft. Myers to Daytona, looked at me and jokingly said, “I know where there’s a good motor.” Our only hope was the swap meet, so we hopped on the scooters and headed that way. We scoured through all the

vendors’ boxes and totes looking for a piston but L-R: Eddie Bingham, Jeremy Maddrill, Gordon Lunde kept striking out. photo by Chloe Peterson We had explored almost all the swap meet and then, car and the frame was dented. We bam, there it was, a 1980 LTD750. I believe the original wheels were was really dreading buying another damaged and replacements were bike, but it was the only option if I installed just to move it around. wanted to race the weekend. Eddie The oil I drained from it was new knew the owner, got a few bucks and the air filter was white as snow. knocked off the price, and if the motor The hand grips and foot pegs had was bad, I would get my money no wear whatsoever, further building back. What a sweet deal! The tow my confidence in this motor! We back to the garage with a scooter took a gamble swapping the motor was my last moment of serenity in the garage with only three hours knowing it’s about to be a whirlwind before security was going to kick us of wrenching. When we got to our out for the night. Thankfully, we got garage, Gordon already had most of it together and running with a few the bike apart, while managing to not minutes to spare. The initial startup get his Hawaiian shirt or loafers dirty. was blissful; I’ve never heard a KZ Eddie, Gordon and I plugged away motor so quiet. It might as well have and swapped the blown motor for the had Singer sewing machine logos on questionable swap meet find. the side covers.

The LTD750 I purchased had an interesting history. With only two miles on the odometer, it never saw the road again after it was hit by a

I woke up the next morning still tired with painful, oil-stained hands.

I had to suck it up and knew once I got some coffee in me, I’d be ok.

I checked the bike, test rode it in the paddock and went out for practice giggling, not only because there were hopes of racing but knowing that I’m breaking in a new OEM 1980 LTD 750 motor at Daytona!

Practice went well and we only had a few minor adjustments before the races. The motor held up great and I took home two first place trophies in Phillip Island Challenge and placed fifth and fourth in Vintage Superbike Heavyweight. I couldn’t have done it without the help of everyone in the garages, but the two real stars of the weekend were Eddie Bingham and Gordon Lunde. They are true motorcycle family! My Daytona experience was stressful and tiring, but it made memories I’ll never forget.

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VINTAGE SUPERBIKE

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ur Daytona backstory began when AHRMA announced their return to Daytona in the fall. We had (six) members of the Classic Superbike Racing Association (CSRA) in California making plans to attend this “bucket List” event and share costs to help us all afford to attend a race 3,000 miles away!

Unfortunately, the early January event date made for a short off-season and most of my fellow California racers were not able to make the call, so it landed on my shoulders to carry the CSRA flag to the iconic Daytona International Raceway. Luckily, we were able to ship our race trailer and gear with a fellow racer heading to Florida, which allowed us to fly in and attend the event.

Our race weekend definitely was not the weekend we wanted or expected!

Our race bike (AHRMA #422) is a replica of the Honda Factory Racing Freddie Spencer 1979 Honda CB750F #8 Superbike that we initially had a pretty quick JES-BUILT 823cc motor for the debut of the bike. But our 2022 plans included building a new 1010cc engine to compete in the west coast AHRMA and CSRA races, so with the Daytona dream in mind, we sped up our build plans and put together our race engine before Christmas to be able to make the trip to Daytona in time.

We arrived on Thursday in awe of the size of Daytona International Speedway. We set up our pit and prepared to pass tech on Friday

Jon Litsey (422)

morning. We passed tech, missed the first practice round to finish a gearing change but were able to make round two. The bike fired up, sounded good; we finally headed out and made it to turn three before the practice was red flagged. We were waiting to go back out when the new engine quit running and would not restart again! After an hour of diagnosis, we discovered an oiling issue and seized in the pits from lack of oil. Devastated initially at the time, expenses and distance covered to only be new “spectators” at the event, but very thankful it didn’t seize on the high banks of Daytona at 140 MPH, so we were very grateful for that red-flagged practice!

A long way from home, but surrounded by fellow racers, we were luckily offered a spare 823cc engine from our friend and fellow Californian Heavyweight Superbike racer, Curtis Adams (045)! The decision to accept was quick and by 2:00 PM on Friday, with help from sponsor/engine builder Jim Sawmill (JES-Built), Jeff Stearns (Fastline Performance) Ohioans Russ Jordan and Jeff McKinney, we started an engine swap in the pits and had an installed running engine by 5 PM Friday.

On Saturday morning, we buttoned up the loose ends and had the #422 ready for the quick three-lap morning warm-up, which was the only practice before Vintage Superbike

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sneak by the lead pack by turn three and set off to another one-two finish!

Our transmission issues were getting worse and slowing us down by a second a lap, so we were unable to shake the Tim’s CBX-powered Honda of Will Brint. After running in second for the majority of the race and not realizing how close third place was to me, I was drafted out of NASCAR turn four by Will Brint in a perfect maneuver that had him speed by to take second place!

Robert Ringnalda (202)

Heavyweight in race two. We were gridded second row, which was perfect for the plan to follow Curtis Adams and see what we could learn.

Unfortunately, the little 823cc is easy to launch and I ended up getting the hole shot and leading the pack into turn one! I led to about turn six when Curtis Adams drove under me and powered onto the banking into first place. It was pretty obvious that his well-built 985cc engine and Curtis’s extensive track knowledge was no match for a “Daytona Rookie” on a smaller 823cc race bike. Curtis ran away for the win and I followed suit in second place, which was very satisfying considering our motor woes on Friday.

the hole-shot and going into turn one leading first and second evaporated quickly when both Curtis Adams and I bogged the old Hondas at the green flag and ended up chasing Robert Ringnalda (202), Will Brint (118) on built Honda CBX machines and Jeremy Maddrill (1p) on a ‘79 Kawasaki KZ650. After we got through turn one and into the kink in chase mode, Curtis and I were able to

Overall, I am glad we made the long journey from California to the famed Daytona International Speedway.

It was an iconic experience and it checked off one of my “Bucket List” items for sure. We have vowed to come back next year with our bigger motor and new track knowledge to be battling for the lead in Vintage Superbike Heavyweight once again.

I would like to thank the following: Curtis Adams (045), Jeff Stearns (Fastline Performance) for the borrowed 823cc engine and advice, Jim Sawtell (JES-Built), Russ Jordan and Jeff McKinney for pit assistance/ engine swap and especially our sponsors: mach1machinery.com , JES-Built on Facebook and Pacific Track Time.

Will Brint (118)

Going into Sunday, we realized that our borrowed motor had a transmission issue after missing out on a win in Formula Vintage on Saturday. It was hitting false neutrals, chattering hard under acceleration and we broke the gear shift linkage due to my extreme shifting trying to make sure it was changing gears properly.

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PASSAGE THROUGH THE

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got the call from Arthur Kowitz back in midSeptember that AHRMA had just signed an agreement with the Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Daytona rumors were not new but never came together. Being a dirt racer, I assumed Daytona would mean a road racing weekend like those held mid-week during the annual Daytona Bike Week that I enjoyed some 15 or so years ago.

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Arthur quickly got to the point of his call: Daytona was to be the next AHRMA Classic Motofest™ event to be held January 7th, 8th, and 9th with all racing disciples. He asked if I would help him find some volunteers to help assess a DIS-owned plot of land for cross country, motocross, and trials. He mentioned past acreage DIS had offered for the dirt events was not suitable for what we needed. The new acreage, called “Lot 7,” was a 100+ acre property approximately a mile north of the speedway.

I agreed and had a fellow AHRMA member in mind. For the last few years, George Dencer has been working on different venues for regional AHRMA cross country races. He and AMERICAN HISTORIC RACING MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION

his buddies from St. Augustine had all raced and helped set up hare scrambles and enduro courses at Gatorback Cycle Park and for the River City Dirt Riders in Jacksonville, FL. George agreed to help and recruited his buddies, Max Richardson and Scott Thompson. I should note that all three are married with kids and have JOBS. George had been working long hours at the family printing business suffering from labor shortages. Max is a very busy home remodeler and builder.

Scott works in a very busy custom steel fabrication shop. I explained the situation, and George said all would help. In discussing future weekends we could get together, it became apparent we were already behind. There was Barber Vintage Festival in a few weeks in early October, then other family and work overtime commitments. I had things planned as well, with Henrietta and Thanksgiving, then the Christmas season and New Year’s celebrations.

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Comer, and I met at Lot 7. The aerial photo we had been given looked very promising. Once on the property brainstorming about parking, public access, RV parking, and the woods we had available to work with, a game plan was hatched. We talked about running a trials event but ultimately chose not to include it because of the short time window and flat terrain; the property is primarily used for speedway event overflow parking.

The cross country course would be our responsibility, and Trampas Parker would handle the motocross duties. Another site visit took place in November with Trampas and Sherry Parker, Arthur, George, Tony Paul, and I. More questions were raised and answered with further direction and suggestions on what to and what not to focus on. At this point, the cross country team had not yet spent any time on the creation of a course.

track created

by Trampas to link five wooded islands together.

One wooded area was named “Scott’s Woods” because it was thick and nasty; Scott and Max spent days just in that section.

Imagine dirt in Florida without sand and planted tree furrows. Later on, Fred Veator was able to help a few days as well as Jimmy Stockton, a friend in Jacksonville. Jimmy hadn’t raced in 40 years but thought he would give it a go after putting in so much time.

(Jimmy would race his IT200 to earn a 2nd place PV class finish and have a great time.)

The weekend following Thanksgiving would be our first two workdays, which led to working every weekend up to race day. A four-mile course was created with three miles of virgin woods and another mile of grass

We learned the wooded area in the northwest corner was a bit lower than the rest of the property; the entire property had seemed high and dry on our initial visits. After some storms in November, the low area flooded;

a week later, all was dry and perfect.

Then again, only a week before the races, we had more rain. Days later, the low area was drying, but not fast enough.

George made the call that this area was not going to be useable for hundreds of laps, so he, Max, Trampas, and Tony, all worked to reroute and keep our four-mile course otherwise intact.

Friday, January 7th, at high noon, David Kutskel held the cross country rider’s meeting. About 45 riders would start the vintage race at 1

Michael Pritchard (690), Dennis Mitchell (898F)

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pm. Arthur Kowitz visited with new Executive Director Craig Grantham to enjoy the racing. Current and retiring board members Beno Rodi, Debbie and Robert Poole, and Kelly Shane were there to race and support AHRMA.

Dave McCune (954), Bob Zearley (1X), Randy Holdford (7RL)

At 3 pm, the Post Vintage race would commence with about the same number of riders. The weather was sunny and warm; at this point, the course was well burned in and generally well-liked by the racers.

RACE HIGHLIGHTS Trampas and Sherri Parker brought a pair of nice old black and white Bultaco’s. Trampas won both the Vintage and Post Vintage overalls.

There was a great showing of women in the vintage race, including Laci Horvath, Debbie Poole, Anna Serena, Becky Hayes, Trini Cunningham, and Sherri Parker. Nearly half the vintage riders completed five laps. The Post Vintage race brought out another 44 riders, with Laci Horvath and a fast Emily Reichart running well. Both of these riders have passed me at events in Pennsylvania and Maryland, and the story was no different in Daytona. Laci was everywhere all weekend: 10th overall in Vintage and 5th overall in the Post Vintage. She

also raced Vintage and Post Vintage motocross. Trampas took the PV overall. About a third of the PV riders completed five laps.

Overall, it was a smooth and successful weekend. DIS employees were very helpful, and the facilities worked for us. The weather was great, and our team’s hard work was appreciated.

We now have a good understanding of the property and hope to come back in 2023; we have lots of ideas!

Special thanks to the Sunshine

State Vintage Motocross Club, Inc for their cross country course help and bringing a slug of racers for the dirt events. Mike Brown and Evo Rodriquez were everywhere all weekend, either helping or racing.

Special thanks also to George Dencer, Max Richardson, Scott Thompson, and others for their countless hours cutting and marking the trail, tripping over vines, and swatting mosquitos.

Also, to Tony Paul, who kept a cool head and was always helpful in finding solutions. Arthur, don’t

Dave Kutskel (11C), Robert Poole (70T), Tim Banks (184)

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fun in the sun

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hat might be the earliest start to the National Off-Road AHRMA schedule in history occurred at the iconic American racing location of Dayton Beach, Florida. A return trip to Florida for AHRMA vintage racing was long overdue, and this location was perfect for the AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ concept to take another step forward.

The track was prepared and designed by two-time world motocross champion Trampas Parker. With great weather both days, the racers and fans were able to soak in some sun to enjoy a journey back through American motocross.

Saturday morning, the 2022 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National Vintage Motocross Series was underway, featuring the 50+ Expert class. Local Floridian Bill Hobson blasted off the starting line; Jim Anderson and Trampas Parker were on his rear wheel for the first lap.

Anderson and Parker passed Hobson, and that’s the way it remained for moto one. The second gate drop appeared to be shaping up like the first, although bike troubles tormented Anderson, and with only one lap completed, he was out. Parker won the second moto and the overall, with Hobson taking second and Dave Kutskel finishing third.

Race three was another large gate of Expert and Intermediate classes with the spotlight on the Sportsman 500 Expert class. Kelly Shane, making the trip from Big Sky, MT, grabbed the holeshot of the first moto and held off stiff competition from Bill Hobson and Tim Banks to take the first moto win. The second moto saw Hobson with the holeshot and, despite an early pass by Shane, was able to regain the lead on the final lap for the win on the day. Devon Long of Covington, LA, returned to racing, and while a bit rusty-looking, the speed was evident with his victory in the Vintage Open Age Expert class.

Tim Banks (184), William Hobson (114), Kelly Shane (74Q), Wes Wyman (77E)

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One of the most impressive rides of the day was from our 70+ age group in race four. Recently-promoted Expert, as well as age group bump-up, was the San Angelo, TX, native Chris Dublin. Both motos saw Dublin immediately to the front of the pack, widening the gap as each lap wore on. One could say the 70+ Experts have been put on notice with this impressive ride in the first race of the 2022 season. This gate also showcased the Women’s Expert class, with Laci Horvath putting out notice for 2022. Horvath, battling with long-time racer Debbie Poole, looked spectacular, going 1-1 to edge out Poole for the top spot on the podium.

Evo Rodriguez (60E), Mike Brown (A57)

The Premier class bikes composed most of race six as well as some current and former Trustees of AHRMA. The big surprise was an Intermediate racer from Georgia stealing all the thunder as Christian Brand led each lap of both motos to win the Sportsman Open Twin Intermediate class. In the Premier 500 Expert, it was Al Anderberg and Rob Poole competing against each other. Poole appeared to be plagued with some bike issues in the first moto as his early moto lead fell way to Anderberg quickly in moto one, and by lap two, Anderberg secured his spot above Poole, winning the moto.

For moto two, Poole and Anderberg battled back and forth, with Anderberg making a pass on the final lap to take a 1-1 finish to the top.

Race seven, while the results sheet didn’t look so interesting, was quite a show. The small-bore bikes were featured here, and from lap to lap, the racing was tight with the entire group of classes. Carl Mabrey took the Sportsman 125 Expert win over JC Roberts, Tommy Greer, and Evo Rodriguez in that order. Curt Jaimet riding in the 100cc class, found himself in the mix of the 125cc bikes both motos, and won the 100cc Sportsman Expert class. Henry Gregorich topped Charles Kiesel in Classic 125 Intermediate, and Randall Kohl won the 100cc Novice class on his nice Penton. Always entertaining when you hear the sounds of the small two strokes!

Devon Long (13D)

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Race one was a show of speed as both 50+ and 60+ Intermediate and Expert Post-Vintage age groups raced together alongside the Women’s Expert class.

Like Saturday’s racing, we again saw Joe Gretchen pull a holeshot in the first moto; JC Roberts (17n) however, the extremely fast Jim Anderson and Bill Hobson were the top of the order; however, the on Gretchen’s rear wheel from the 50+ second moto saw a shake-up as Expert class. Gretchen maintained his Joe Gretchen shot to an early lead, position of the PV 60+ Expert class but on lap two, John Delgrosso though Doug Reitz was applying made the pass into first place while pressure the entire moto. The second Gretchen slowly dropped back to moto saw Anderson and Hobson fourth. Delgrosso’s 3-1 finish was jump out from the pack immediately, good enough for the overall win, with Anderson flying this moto and and a steady 2-2 finish from Ohio winning the PV 50+ Expert class. The native Elmar Kruza garnered second PV 60+ Expert group saw a shake-up place, with Shane finishing third and on the final lap, with Reitz timing his Gretchen fourth overall. It was a great pass perfectly to overtake Gretchen day of racing, and the track held up for the overall win. Not to forget, well for its maiden journey. we had 50+ and 60+ Intermediate Before Sunday’s Post Vintage and racing in the midst of the outstanding Next Gen disciplines, many racers Expert level rides. Bill Rockley was on walked the track and noted how well fire as he led both Intermediate age the unusual grey-colored sand, groups end-to-end, winning the 60+ which felt like a combination of Intermediates. Tim O’Shea won the sand and silt, had held up from the second moto of 50+ Intermediates previous day. as first moto winner Scott Price was unable to make the second gate. The At 71 years of age, and armed with an artificial knee, Nancy Lisey decided she wanted to race motocross, so she did.

This event was only her 2nd-ever motocross race!

star of this race may have been the Women’s rider, Laci Horvath, as Laci was in the mix of things with the guy racers. Very impressive ride from this young lady on an impressively built Honda XR 200.

The most intense and attentiongrabbing race on the Sunday program might have been race three as Jim Anderson rolled his Grand Prixera YZ250 into the Next Gen 1 250 Expert class. This race was a mix of the fast Ultima class bikes and our Next Gen-era bikes. Anderson took the holeshot in each moto on his very early 80’s model monoshock Yamaha against machines 20-40 years advanced. It took Michael Plas two laps on his more modern KTM 250 to pass Anderson, and it was a show watching this battle. Behind these two was the Ultima 4 Stroke Intermediate class battle as Tom Grimmel took the first moto. Bill Rockley seemed to have worked out the bugs from his first moto and ran up front to take the overall with a 3-1 finish; Christian Brand’s 2-2 earned him second, with Grimmel taking third.

Race four featured the Novice class.

Ray Hackett looked great, taking commanding leads in each moto and winning the PV 60+ Novice class.

Tracy Gibbens from the motocross hotbed of Denham Springs, LA, has his bike die on the starting line of the first moto; he was able to get it started and managed his way up to third place just behind John Henderson. The next moto, Gibbens suffered no malfunctions, finishing

second with Henderson third, and that was their overall finish. Paul Geibel edged out Brad Fortinberry to win the PV 40+ Novice class, and it was a repeat from Saturday’s racing in Women’s Novice, with Sherri Parker winning the class over Nancy Lisey.

Making the move up to Expert this year is Evo Rodriguez, and he looked good in race six aboard his Yamaha YZ125 in the Grand Prix 125 Expert class. The first moto saw Rodriguez jump to the top of his class and lead, with Tommy Greer finishing second. The second moto saw Bill Hobson iron out the issues with his Honda; with a good start, Hobson commanded the class lead and took first place in this moto. However, it was the 1-2 finish of Rodriguez to earn first place overall.

Race eight was a mixture of Historic model classes along with some Next Gen classes. Rory O’Neill pulled a holeshot aboard his YZ 490 Yamaha in moto one, but it was Michael Plas working his way around to take the lead of the gate quickly. Plas put in wonderful rides all day on his more modern bikes on this old-schooldesigned track. The battle in the Historic 250 Expert class was very entertaining as long-time racer Curt Jaimet fended off AHRMA-newcomer Wade Doering aboard a beautiful Bultaco. Jaimet held the newcomer off for the win on the day, with Doering taking second overall along

Michael Plas (649), Jim Anderson (19z)

with Michael Wright swapping moto positions with Joe Gretchen to take third.

Roberts beating Hobson on this day in the small-bore battle. Great race to end the day!

Our final race of the day concluded with a strong group of Expert classes.

Each moto it was the Rokon-mounted rider, Alan Drane of Spring, TX, snagging holeshots on his pull-start beast. Putting in great rides each moto in the PV 40+ Expert class was Jacob Rud from Port Orange, FL, as he ran to the front of the pack each race. Rud went on to win his class, with Dave Kutskel taking second place. Drane won the Historic 500 Expert class; after the race, he commented how much fun the layout was and noted how the lines changed throughout the day. Fellow Floridians JC Roberts and Bill Hobson are two of the area’s premier racers, and it was

A great weekend of racing and a long list of thanks to our AHRMA volunteers, staff, the Sunshine State Vintage Motocross Club, Trampas and Sherri Parker, the city of Daytona Beach, the Daytona International Speedway team, and our sponsors for the effort to build a track from the ground up along with the execution of the event. The Daytona International Speedway facility management was very pleased with how clean and well put back together the track and parking area was. This trial run was successful, and plans to increase racecourse features on future tracks are very exciting for all disciplines of the motocross program.

Carlos Cheesman (23), Eric Kraft (10a), Elmar Kruza (47g), Joe Higgins (421), Mason Boyd (H34), Chris Tuder (29), Trampas Parker (#12 on #13 bike)

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Sportsman 125 and Mad Dog class start; Scott Martin (0), Justin Endley (21), Adam Seibert (11), J L. Reas (48), Mitchell Barnes (820), David Mustin (76)

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usk falls over the grounds. The hum of the track lights only overpowered as, one by one, motorcycles come to life in the pits. Down pit row, they file towards staging.

Waiting in the chute, bleachers filled with spectators flank them on both sides. Standing room only as the crowd spreads out around the track looking for the perfect place to watch.

“Practice Group One” rings out over the loudspeaker. This quarter-mile oval calls competitors from all corners of the globe. This time it calls you. You pull to the edge of the track. There she is. Nestled outside turn one of the speedway, you can see the towering stand reaching up towards the sky. There’s no other place like it. This is Daytona.

The night kicked off with Doug Young and his Harley pulling the holeshot and leading all the way to victory over Preston Palmer (Triumph) and Beno Rodi in the Dinosaur class. It’s something you have to see for yourself; pre1951 motorcycles still racing on dirt.

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From there, one of the most exciting and biggest grids of the night with 14 riders, the 50+ class, took to the track. It would take a good ride from start to finish to bring home the win. Off the line, David Aldana and his signature Honda took the lead, but he would be unable to pull away.

A hard-charging pack led by Ray Delacquesaux and John Clark was right on his hip. After a few laps, Clark would make his way around Delacquesaux and, from there, pressure Aldana at every turn. As the laps went on, the field spread out, and on this short track, it didn’t take long for the front runners to catch the tail. White flag out, and down the back straight Clark would squeeze under Aldana into turn 3, and together they came out of turn 4 headed for the checker.

John Clark pulled out the victory over Aldana, followed by Delacquesaux and Ward Jones.

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Moore (Harley) jumped out to an early lead with Henry Sansing (Osso) hot on his trail. Making his move with two laps to go, Sansing would pass Moore and take the lead. Moore was determined not to give up and stayed with Sansing looking to make a pass that wouldn’t come. With Sansing and Moore sitting 1 and 2, Andrew Blackburn (Osso) would round out the top three. In the Sportsman 125 class, Robert Mustin would take the win over Preston Palmer and Robert’s Brother David Mustin. All three racers were on Hondas. Defending champion in the Four Stroke Super Singles class, Charlie Williams, took a close second behind last year’s runner-up David Aldana. I, for one, am looking forward to watching these two go at it again this year. Joining the mix is a very fast Jeremy Lanier,

Bobby Birdsall (X2), Andrew Blackburn (206), Gary Moore (32), Buck Cunningham (7)

who would later show his skills in the Heavyweight Vintage class.

With an almost full grid, the Sportsman 750 class would continue to showcase the great racing we had all night. Jeff Durand and John Skinner would run up front the whole race. Skinner would eventually take the win over Durand, but John Cook and Greg Tomlinson were not far behind. Watching the big twin Triumphs, Yamahas, and BSAs going around the track gave a glimpse into the past you won’t find anywhere else. Young-gun Wyatt Campbell (Bultaco) would take a solid win in the Lightweight Vintage class over Chastin Brand (Honda) and Jay

Haisten (Honda). Campbell would also go on to take victory in the Spanish Cup over Joe Gretchen.

Henry Sansing, now on his Rokon, would take victory in the Sportsman 250 class, but not without a fight from multi-class road race champion Colton Roberts. With pressure late in the race, Roberts would show Sansing a wheel more than once and try to take the outside line in turn 4, ending in a drag race to the line and just coming up short.

Heavyweight Vintage, the second biggest class of the night, was packed with talent. With the company of Ward Jones (fourth), Ray Delacquesaux (third), and Charlie Willaims (second), Jemery Lanier rode eight hard laps, never giving up an inch. Sportsman 600 would see Aldana taking the win over Jones and Sansing, respectively. With a Triumph-filled Heavyweight Brakeless class, Rickie Pollock and Jeff Durand would put on one heck of a show going neck and neck until a lowside with two laps to go put Durand on the ground. Durand managed to recover and take fourth behind Greg Tomlinson in third and Gary Moore claiming second.

What more can you ask for?!

Superbikes on the big track and amazing racing on the short track.

There’s a reason why we all do this.

That feeling when you become one with the machine. At the World Center of Racing, that feeling, that moment, will always be… Daytona.

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don’t know about you, but I enjoy reading each and every print issue of the AHRMA MAG from cover to cover. In the August 2021 issue Editor Joe W. Koury wrote, “We need a My Garage Story and some Toolbox Tips content.

If you have a stash of vintage motorbikes or race bikes sitting in an appealing-to-gearheads hangout, we’d love to share it with our readers in our ‘My Garage’ column.” So, I decided to answer the call.

First let me say, Lumberjack’s Workshop at The Little Trailer in the Woods is not the largest, most well equipped, level, plumb, or square ‘garage’ you’ll ever see, but it has a long and interesting history.

Thirty-six years ago, when my wife, Dianne, and I moved back to her family’s farm near the pinnacle of Kings Mountain in North Carolina, we didn’t have a lot, much less a motorcycle. We had liquidated a lot to make the move and purchase what we now lovingly call The Little Trailer in the Woods. However, living in the dense woods where she played as a kid, the reality of falling tree limbs, cones, and sap settled in quickly. We needed a shed!

We enlisted the help of my late father-in-law, second-generation dairy farmer Kenneth Oates, and brother-in-law and third-generation dairy farmer, Rick Oates, to build a 20’ x 20’ pole shed. On a 200+ acre family farm, with about a third in forestry, there are always trees to be dealt with, so Kenneth and Rick had recently set up a ‘30s-era sawmill, powered by an old bulldozer from

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the farm’s sizeable but aged fleet.

To our good fortune, there was a large inventory of freshly milled 1x10 poplar boards for siding, 6x6 oak posts, 2x6 pine for rafters, and 1x6 pine for roof sheeting, all from trees cut here on the farm. First, Kenneth, Rick, and I built the pole shed, then Dianne and I enclosed half of it to create the shop. The only storebought materials were for the floor joists, floor decking, and tin roofing.

Before we could build walls for the shop, I stumbled upon a charitable deal on a 1983 Honda V45 Magna, normally not my cup of tea, but money was tight, and its power was impressive. As the walls went up, the

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Magna became the first of about 150 motorcycles to find love and affection in the shop. By the time the shop’s walls were raised and stained, the Magna had been transformed into a dead ringer for a Kawasaki ZL900 Eliminator.

So, it began.

What followed was one-hundredtwenty-one of the one-hundred-fortythree motorcycles I have owned over fifty-one years practicing the catch and release method of motorcycle collecting. Each one found the same level of love and affection as the Magna, some ground up restorations, many simply enlisting the Japanese principle of Wabi-sabi, a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.

Some of my more interesting bikes to make their way through the shop: • • • • • • • • • • •

1971 Hodaka Ace 100 1971 Puch MC 175 with Factory Enduro Kit 1972 Kawasaki F7 1973 BMW R75/5 1973 Combat Wombat 1973 Husqvarna WR250RT 1973 Yamaha CT-3 175 1973 Yamaha MX360 1974 CZ 400 MX 1974 Hodaka Dirt Squirt 1974 Hodaka Super Combat

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1974 Honda TL125 1975 Honda CR250M1 Elsinore 1976 Hercules 175 GS/7 1976 Honda MR175 1976 Honda MR250 1976 Yamaha IT400C 1977 Husqvarna 360WR 1977 Suzuki PE250B 1979 Can Am 370 Qualifier 1979 Suzuki PE400T 1979 Yamaha TT500F 1980 Can-Am 175 Qualifier III

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1980 Can-Am 350 Qualifier III 1981 Honda XL500S 1981 Honda XR200R 1981 Suzuki PE250X 1982 Honda XR200A 1983 Maico 250 Spider 1983 Suzuki PE175 1989 Honda NT650 Hawk GT 1999 Yamaha TT-R250 and my current 2002 Gas Gas Pampera 280, one of forty imported into the U.S.

Phew, and that’s just a few of ‘em!

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LEFT: Elijah loves Pentons and Puchs ABOVE: Elijah with my IT 400C Chris Carter ISDT Gold Medal Replica

In addition to this raft of motorbikes, a slew of friends’ impressive bikes have gone through here, too, to be detailed, photographed, marketed, and sold. Among these have been a rare Ossa Super Pioneer 175, Ossa 250 Pioneer Don Cutler Replica, Penton Six Day 125, two Penton Berkshire 100s, Hercules 100 GS, and Zündapp 125 GS. In addition to all the bikes, the shop was home base for the Blue Ridge Pathfinder Motorcycle Club, which I founded in 1991, for over twenty years. Three Honda Hoot Carolina Dual Sport Adventure Rides (19982000) were produced from here, and thirteen Carolinas White Lightning AHRMA Nationals (2009-2021) were co-produced from the shop as well.

Unfortunately, it hasn’t all been fun & games in the shop. In 1992 it was burglarized, with the thieves taking all my hand tools, toolboxes, gas can, and more. I stayed home from work the next day to have a monitored alarm system installed, which, of course, remains, and updated over the years. My personal arsenal and skills as a marksman have improved dramatically over the years, too. In September 1989 Hurricane Hugo made its way over 200 miles inland to clobber us, but the shop stood firm.

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the top of a huge Red Oak down over twenty feet onto the shop roof, ventilating it like a magician’s sword trick, but none of the bikes were harmed. Then, just this past May, the same red oak, unknowingly hollow inside, fell, clobbering the shop once again, racking it at least six inches to the west and another six inches to the south. So, as you might imagine, the old shop will be receiving some love & attention of its own very soon.

Antique Riders Club, White Lightning, and all. And he likes bikes, with Pentons and Puchs being his favorite.

Smart kid, huh?

As I said at the onset, Lumberjack’s Workshop at The Little Trailer in the Woods has a long and interesting history. I hope you have enjoyed reading about it.

The best part of all of this is, even though Autism may never allow him to ride or drive, my twenty-year-old son Elijah has grown up hanging out with me in the shop. I cannot begin to tell you how big a help he is when it comes to a second set of hands, handing wrenches, washing motorcycles, and calming me down any time I inadvertently break into my The Old Man from A Christmas Story impersonation.

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were many very well-done entries, the informal vote for winner of the costume party went to Grant Reichart’s giraffe get-up, which included a giraffe head grafted to the top of his helmet. Remarkably, he managed to complete three races (winning two!) with little issue despite the costume towering several feet above his normal height!

hile all the signs were there from the start, in its third year, the late October stop at White Rose Motorcycle Club (WRMC) has clearly etched its mark as a definitive “can’t miss” event on the Mid-Atlantic’s (MA) schedule. For starters, the grounds and amenities are spacious and top-notch, as one would expect from a club that hosts multiple professional-level hill climb events yearly. Certainly, several other attributes factor in to the attraction of the event, not the least of which is the end-of-year suspense of championships to be decided, the last chance to hang out with all the great folks of the MA until spring, and the associated farewells. Also, the Halloween theme has been a unique and consistent component of the White Rose round with a committed cast of characters continuing to outdo each other with an eclectic collection of costumes. While there

Historically, the course configuration here has lent itself to competitive racing and is always a tremendously enjoyable loop. The property hosts an extensive trail system that boasts a wide variety of terrain, woods thickness, and elevation. In addition, the club recently revamped its short motocross course atop the big hill and reconfigured the legacy grass track area into a snaking “GP-style” circuit of sweeping turns. Serving as trail bosses for the weekend, series’ regulars and WRMC members, Rick Albert, and Brett and Grant Reichart

did an excellent job of laying out the course to create a fun layout with enough challenge to keep everyone engaged and racy. These guys were quite busy as the club held its popular fall trail ride event on Saturday which brought several hundred riders, including many vintage enthusiasts participating in both events, onto the grounds for a day of riding several curated loops. As the Saturday ride wound down, a brief rain shower swept across the area bringing a premature close to the ride for all but the most dedicated. Thankfully, any fears that Sunday would become a mud race, as has happened in recent years here, were rendered moot as the storm moved through quickly and helped lay down some of the dust generated from the trail ride.

Showing the work and commitment put in by the WRMC crew, Sunday’s course was mostly unique to Saturday’s trail ride and any carryover

Grant Reichart (731)in giraffe mode

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trail was run in a different direction or sequence. The course was just about all you could ask for. A stepup jump and a few turns in an open field following the start led straight into a single-track section winding back and forth through a small valley before cascading down a side hill adjacent to the parking area where many spectators lined up to cheer on the racers as they eventually rode across the “breakers” of the hill climb for all to see. A rip down the longest straight on the MX track, with several vintage bike and photographer friendly tabletops, followed before an extended run of flowing single track dumped the bikes onto the winding GP track where many riders, clear of the confines and difficult passing of the single-track, diced with their championship rivals in last lap efforts to cross the finish line first.

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Am). A disappointed Brett held on for the final podium spot. Kevin Marshall and Glenn Hershey put in solid top-ten performances while putting an exclamation point on their 2021 class championships with wins in the Vintage 50+ and 60+ Intermediate classes, respectively. Richard Colahan made the most of a muchanticipated return from an injury suffered earlier in the year with a Classic Intermediate victory. Steadily creeping up in the standings all year, Brandon Rowe once again registered the top novice position and a Vintage class win.

RACES: POST VINTAGE When John Ashcraft is spotted aboard his big-bore Honda at the starting line, the safe money is bet on him taking the overall win, and this event was no different. Ashcraft led every lap on the CR480 with Brian Grove and Lee Hickok trying to run him down to no avail as the two settled for filling out the podium in the overall and AA class. Mark Uth nailed down his second Post Vintage 60+ Expert win in a row on his IT250 followed by John Brunnett and James McCommon in second and third.

Claudia McDowell finished up her first

year in style with the series points lead as she maneuvered her XR200R to another Post Vintage Women’s Novice win, this time ahead of fellow XR pilot Stacy Groff. Jim Laird watched Kevin Marshall pull an early lead in Post Vintage 50+ Intermediate competition, but Laird kept chipping away until taking the lead on the last lap and sprinting to the checkers for a thirty second lead over Marshall.

Harold Silbaugh rode his Yamaha IT to third behind them.

RACES: DISC BRAKE See above. Ashcraft. CR500.

Victory. Runner-up in the overall and AA class would go to CR-mounted Michael Cramer with Pre-Modern Open Expert class winner Logan Holley in third. Sean McKinney would runner-up to Logan in that class.

Felix Abalo made his series debut a strong one by finishing ahead of a strong pack of Early Modern 200 Intermediate players. Tim Spigelmyer and Ken Wagner would follow twothree. Josh Schucker passed leader Blaine Leppo on lap two but couldn’t shake Tim Brendlinger as the pair exited the woods head-to-tail on the last lap for a grass track showdown in early Modern Open Intermediate.

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Both riding 1989 Suzuki 250s, the race ended with Tim settling for second, while taking the series championship, with his RMX nearly scrubbing the rear tire of Schucker’s RM across the line.

As we conclude the 2021 season and excitedly look forward to 2022, please share in thanking the team of volunteers that Dave Kutskel has put together and the committed sponsors that support the regional events: Potomac Vintage Riders, Preston Petty Products, Stainless Cycle, Vee Rubber, Grove Printing, KMI Printing, Horizon Homes, and Works Enduro Riders. The complete results from this event can be found at https:// www.ahrma.org/ahrma-mid-atlanticregion. Follow the series’ Facebook page @ AHRMA Mid Atlantic Cross Country for news and the 2022 schedule which includes another season-ending weekend at WRMC to look forward to, and some regional MX racing!

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INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 4SR AHRMA National Vintage Dirt Track Series - January 15/16 Celebration Arena; Priceville, AL WORDS: RICHARD BRODOCK PHOTOS: LARRY MAYO & EDDIE PHILLIPS (EDDIE RAPIDPHOTOS)

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race that many look forward to every year, this indoor blue groove 1/8th- mile track produces a fast, close, bar-banging race from start to finish. One week after the AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ at DAYTONA, AHRMA Dirt Track joined the Tennessee Valley Flat Trackers on Saturday, January 15th, for the Priceville Indoor Championships, followed by a second AHRMA round on Sunday, January 16th.

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With open practice Friday, the racers started rolling in after lunch; however, so did the snow. That didn’t seem to stop the crowd from showing up.

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hold off a hard-charging Gary Moore for the win; in Heavy Brakeless, Jeff Durand would take the win over Moore. Not one to accept defeat, Gary Moore would come back Sunday to take the win in Heavy Brakeless over Durand.

Sansing would take home two more wins on Saturday, one in the Sportsman 600 class on his Rokon 340 the other in Sportsman 250 on his Rokon 250. August Zeratsky and Stuart Sanders would take second and third, respectively. On Sunday, Zeratsky and Sansing swapped

places, with Zeratsky ultimately taking the win. Zeratsky would also finish fourth in Light Vintage, with the rookie Wyatt Campbell taking the win.

Campbell would also claim second in the Spanish Cup on Saturday behind a fast Joey Raborn, coming back to take both wins Sunday in the Spanish Cup and Light Vintage.

Chasten Brand had a good weekend, taking second in Light Vintage both days, giving him a solid second in the national points, followed by Jay Haisten. Jeff Durand would take home two wins in Sportsman 750,

giving him the lead in the national standings. New AHRMA dirt tracker, Shane Scott, showed off some impressive skills on his beautiful Rotax framer, taking home wins in Heavy Vintage and Four-Stroke Super Singles.

With fantastic racing Saturday, the groove was blue and wide Sunday, making it even better. Thank you, Tom Schuman and the rest of the Tennessee Valley Flat Trackers, for hosting AHRMA Dirt Track and a great three-day weekend of indoor dirt track racing.

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Vintage MX Regional action from Desoto Motorsport Park shows John Moore (7M) getting out of the gate quickly over Chris Richardson (53), Travis Shackelford (t16), Tom Shackelford (J16), and Albert Newmann (399)

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ell, 2021 was yet another test in every imaginable way.

However, we tried some new things and learned along the way. The 2022 schedule has a deeper focus on regional racing. We will once again close out the year with the Oilman’s Classic, a Southcentral/Southeast co-event in Kentwood, LA, which is a fun event for all with an excellent track.

In addition to our 2021 season sponsors, who are all returning for 2022, we have added some new sponsors. Chance Knight and his company, C&C Land Services, are coming along with the Waco Eagles Motorcycle Club. We are glad to have these additions and continue the relationships of prior year sponsors.

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Championship round in Henryetta, OK, the region had two more races to close out the season. Up first was Desoto Motorsport Park in Grand Cane, LA, and what a time! The track prep was good, the weather was cooperating, some new riders made it out and competed with us, and of course, the pot-luck meal night was fantastic. The cross country course received great reviews from the racers, and the new layout of the motocross track was challenging and fun. Ricky Parker put together a fine event, so don’t miss when we return in the spring of 2022.

Oilman’s Classic vintage weekend.

While the mornings were a little chilly, the weather warmed up quickly for prime racing conditions. Some track design modifications this year were on point. The track’s new safety lighting system was something most of us vintage racers have never experienced. It was a great weekend of racing with a good turnout and evening festivities that kept us wellfed the entire weekend. There is never a shortage of good cooking and fun times when in Louisiana!

The year’s final round was in Kentwood, LA, at Wildwood MX Park.

This now-annual event is growing, and for the first time, we ran the race as a co-regional for both the Southcentral and Southeast AHRMA regions as a points race. Racers from all Gulf Coast states were in attendance, meaning there was some serious talent at this race. The Shirah family and the park staff once again played an excellent host for the

There is one new AHRMA rule that many of us need to be aware of for 2022. Helmet-mounted cameras will not be allowed. It’s not a popular rule, and through all the legal mumbo jumbo, it comes down to the fact that helmet manufacturers do not certify their helmets for the cameras.

The trickle-down effect has led to all major racing bodies implementing the new rule. You may still mount them on your chest protector or motorcycle, just not on the helmet.

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2022 REGIONAL QUALIFICATIONS For cross country regional events, instead of running separately, both Vintage and Post Vintage classes will be on the course at the same time.

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2022 SCHEDULE Regional racing will start the weekend of April 2-3 in Donie, TX, at the Texas Vintage Grand Prix course and will feature cross country on Saturday afternoon once the Vintage MX program completes. The weekend of April 30-May 1, regional racing goes to Desoto Motorsport Park for a full slate of MX and XC racing.

We take a long pause this year and return to racing the weekend of September 3-4 in Combs, AR, for the National MX and Trials weekend, and one week later, it’s Diamond Don’s 20th-year blowout with XC, Vintage, and Post-Vintage, and trials racing.

October 1-2, we return to a regional event at the Waco Eagles facility for MX and XC. For the weekend of October 22-23, it’s back to Donie, TX for the Time Machine National for two days of cross country, Vintage MX, PostVintage MX, and Next Gen MX. The National Championship finale will return to Henryetta, OK, with all MARCH 2022

Near the start of our PV Cross Country regional at Desoto Motorsport Park.

Heith Parker (047) is leading James Winn (207) and Sheila Monk (s12)

disciplines racing the weekend of November 4-6. Even if you aren’t in national contention, come on out as we take regional points for all our nationals. We go back to Kentwood, LA, for the Oilman’s Classic Southcentral/Southeast region finale to close out the series. We will have cross country racing on Saturday after the Vintage MX program completes this year. If you have not won a Southcentral championship before, the trophies are top-notch.

And while we’re on the topic of awards, we will hand out our 2021

championship trophies at Diamond Don’s this year in the pavilion. We’re looking forward to all our events this year and for everyone to come on out and enjoy some racing in the Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas regions!

Follow us on Facebook at AHRMA Southcentral or our website: ahrmasc.org See you at the races,

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DIRT TRACK RIDER OF THE MONTH Interview with Bob Mason INTERVIEW BY: RICHARD BRODOCK PHOTOS COURTESY OF : BOB MASON & DAVE SUNDIN HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RACING? I started riding motorcycles when I was eight years old. At age 12, I started riding enduros with my dad, riding a 1972 Suzuki TS 90. At age 14, I started riding Flat Track on a 1974 Yamaha MX 100, and by the time I was 17, I was riding a 1974 Yamaha MX 250 in a Red Line frame. I raced Flat Track until the time I joined the Marine Corps and then off and on for the next several years. (I have never gone a day without a motorcycle street or off road.)

In 2019, I bought another Flat Track motorcycle and started a new chapter of racing 40+ years after I began.

WHAT BIKE ARE YOU CURRENTLY RIDING? I’m currently riding a 1976 Yamaha TT 500 (540) in a stock de-raked frame set up for flat track. I bought the motorcycle from a retired fire department captain; he ran the number 343 in recognition of the firefighters that lost their life on 9-11.

I felt that it was only right to continue to display that number out of respect for the brave men and women that sacrificed all.

WHAT AHRMA CLASSES DO YOU RUN? In 2021, I rode in the Seventies Singles and 50+. This year, I’m riding in the Vintage Heavy and 50+.

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Gate Fees: $10/day - kids under 12 free

Camping: $10/vehicle/weekend

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Online Pre-entry Deadline (midnight CST)

Venue

Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL Jan/7-9 (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™) Feb/17-20 Roebling Road Raceway; Bloomingdale, GA (AAR) Mar/17-20 Carolina Motorsports Park; Kershaw, SC (AAR) Apr/22-24 High Plains Raceway; Deer Trail, CO (AAR) Apr/29Thunderhill Raceway Park; Willows, CA (AAR) May/1 Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); May/27-29 Topeka, KS (AAR) Jun/16-19 New Jersey Motorsports Park; Milleville, NJ (AAR) Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Jul/15-17 Monterey, CA (AAR) Jul/21-24 Ridge Motorsports Park; Shelton, WA (AAR) Aug/25-28 Blackhawk Farms Raceway; South Beloit, IL (AAR) Sept/2-4 Gingerman Raceway; South Haven, MI (AAR & SRS) Sept/30Talladega Gran Prix; Munford, AL (AAR & SRS) Oct/2 Oct/6-9 Barber Motorsports Park; Birmingham, AL

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Jan-8

12/27

Mar-6 Mar-20 Apr-10 Apr-23 Apr-30 May-21

TBD* TBD* TBD* TBD* TBD*

May-28

TBD*

Jun-11 Jun-18 Jul-9

TBD* TBD* TBD* TBD*

Jul-17

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Jan-7 Mar/12-13 Mar/18-19 Apr-9 May/21-22 May/27-29 Jun/18-19 Jul/9-10 Jul-16 Aug-6 Aug/27-28 Sept-9 Sept/24-25 Oct-1 Oct/8-9 Nov-4

Venue

Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™) Battery Park; Nesmith, SC Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA Cahuilla Creek Motocross; Anza, CA ISDT/E Reunion Race Razorback Riders; Combs, AR Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY Diamond Don’s Motorsports; Jefferson, TX Sugar Hill; Bolivar, TN Bushey Ranch; Chrome, CA Barber Motorsports Park; Leeds, AL T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

2022 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National Vintage Motocross Series

Mail-in/ Fax/E-mail Pre-entry Deadline

Online Pre-entry Deadline (midnight CST)

Dec-3

Jan-3

Jan-13 Feb-19 Mar-10

Feb-1 Mar-7 Mar-28

Apr-21

May-9

Apr-28

May-16

May-18 Jun-9

Jun-6 Jun-27

Jun-17

Jul-6

Jul-7 Jul-27 Aug-10 Aug-24 Sept-2 Sept-8 Oct-5

Jul-25 Aug-15 Aug-29 Sept-12 Sept-19 Sept-26 Oct-31

Aug-7 Aug-13 Aug-27 Sept-3 Sept-10 Sept-18 Sept-24 Oct-2 Oct-8 Oct-15 Oct-22 Nov-5

Venue

Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™) Arizona Cycle Park; Buckeye, AZ Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA Cahuilla Creek Motocross; Anza, CA Midwest Extreme Park; Drexel, MO Devils Ridge Motocross; Sanford, NC Thunder Valley MX Park; Morrison, CO Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Muddy Creek Raceway; Blountville, TN Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD TBD Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY Millcreek Motorsports Park; Coombs, AR Diamond Don’s Motorsports; Jefferson, TX Rattlers Run; Fairfield, WA Lincoln Trail Motosports; Casey, IL Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA Millcreek MX Park; Pell City, AL Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA Texas GP; Donie, TX T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

Mail-in/ Fax/Email Pre-entry Deadline

Online Pre-entry Deadline (midnight CST)

Dec-3

Jan-3

Feb-5 Feb-20 Mar-10 Mar-24 Mar-30 Apr-21

Feb-21 Mar-7 Mar-28 Apr-11 Apr-18 May-9

Apr-28

May-16

May-11 May-18 Jun-9

May-30 Jun-6 Jun-27

Jun-17

Jul-6

Jul-7 Jul-13 Jul-27 Aug-2 Aug-10 Aug-18 Aug-24 Sept-2 Sept-8 Sept-15 Sept-22 Oct-5

Jul-25 Aug-1 Aug-15 Aug-22 Aug-29 Sept-5 Sept-12 Sept-19 Sept-26 Oct-3 Oct-10 Oct-31

2022 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National Post Vintage Motocross Series Date

Venue

Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™) Mar-5 Arizona Cycle Park; Buckeye, AZ Apr-10 Cahuilla Creek Motocross; Anza, CA Apr-24 Midwest Extreme Park; Drexel, MO May-1 Devils Ridge Motocross; Sanford, NC May-22 Thunder Valley MX Park; Morrison, CO Heartland Motorsports Park May-29 (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Jun-12 Muddy Creek Raceway; Blountville, TN Jun-19 Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA Jul-10 Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD Weathertech Laguna Seca Jul-16 (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA Aug-7 Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD Aug-14 TBD Aug-28 Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY Sept-3 Millcreek Motorsports Park; Coombs, AR Sept-11 Diamond Don’s Motorsports; Jefferson, TX Sept-25 Lincoln Trail Motosports; Casey, IL Oct-8 Millcreek MX Park; Pell City, AL Oct-16 Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA Oct-23 Texas GP; Donie, TX Nov-6 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK Jan-9

Mail-in/ Fax/E-mail Pre-entry Deadline

Date

Dec-3

Jan-3

Jan-9

Feb-5 Mar-10 Mar-24 Mar-30 Apr-21

Feb-21 Mar-28 Apr-11 Apr-18 May-9

Apr-28

May-16

May-11 May-18 Jun-9

May-30 Jun-6 Jun-27

Jun-17

Jul-6

Jul-7 Jul-13 Jul-27 Aug-2 Aug-10 Aug-24 Sept-8 Sept-15 Sept-22 Oct-5

Jul-25 Aug-1 Aug-15 Aug-22 Aug-29 Sept-12 Sept-26 Oct-3 Oct-10 Oct-31

2022 Redwood Engineering AHRMA National Vintage Trials Series Date

Venue

Feb/26-27 Stovall Mountain; Elora, TN Mar-29 Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA Apr-9 Cahuilla Creek Motocross; Anza, CA Heartland Motorsports Park May-27 (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Jun-18 LeMay Museum; Tacoma, WA Weathertech Laguna Seca Jul-16 (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA Aug-6 Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD Aug-27 Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY Sept/1-2 Millcreek Motorsports Park; Coombs, AR Sept-9 Diamond Don’s Motorsports; Jefferson, TX Sept-17 Rattlers Run; Fairfield, WA Oct-1 Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA Oct/7-8 Barber Motorsports Park; Leeds, AL Nov-5 T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

2022 Bridgestone Tires AHRMA National NextGen MX Series

Online Pre-entry Deadline (midnight CST)

Jan-26 Feb-20 Mar-10

Online Pre-entry Deadline (midnight CST) Feb-14 Mar-7 Mar-28

Apr-28

May-16

May-18

Jun-6

Jun-17

Jul-6

Jul-7 Jul-27 Aug-2 Aug-10 Aug-18 Sept-2 Sept-8 Oct-5

Jul-25 Aug-15 Aug-22 Aug-29 Sept-5 Sept-19 Sept-26 Oct-31

Mail-in/ Fax/E-mail Pre-entry Deadline

Online Mail-in/ Pre-entry Fax/E-mail Deadline Pre-entry (midnight Deadline CST)

Venue

Dec-3

Jan-3

Mar-5 Apr-10 Apr-24

Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™) Arizona Cycle Park; Buckeye, AZ Cahuilla Creek Motocross; Anza, CA Midwest Extreme Park; Drexel, MO

Feb-5 Mar-10 Mar-24

Feb-21 Mar-28 Apr-11

May-1

Devils Ridge Motocross; Sanford, NC

Mar-30

Apr-18

May-22

Thunder Valley MX Park; Morrison, CO Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Muddy Creek Raceway; Blountville, TN Reynlow Park; Reynoldsville, PA Shady Acres; Friendsville, MD Weathertech Laguna Seca (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Monterey, CA Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD TBD Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY Millcreek Motorsports Park; Coombs, AR Diamond Don’s Motorsports; Jefferson, TX Lincoln Trail Motosports; Casey, IL Millcreek MX Park; Pell City, AL Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA Texas GP; Donie, TX T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

Apr-21

May-9

Apr-28

May-16

May-11 May-18 Jun-9

May-30 Jun-6 Jun-27

Jun-17

Jul-6

Jul-7 Jul-13 Jul-27 Aug-2 Aug-10 Aug-24 Sept-8 Sept-15 Sept-22 Oct-5

Jul-25 Aug-1 Aug-15 Aug-22 Aug-29 Sept-12 Sept-26 Oct-3 Oct-10 Oct-31

May-29 Jun-12 Jun-19 Jul-10 Jul-16 Aug-7 Aug-14 Aug-28 Sept-3 Sept-11 Sept-25 Oct-8 Oct-16 Oct-23 Nov-6

2022 4SR AHRMA National Vintage Dirt Track Series Mail-in/ Online Fax/E- Pre-entry mail Deadline Pre-entry (midnight Deadline CST)

Date

Venue

Jan-9

Daytona Int’l Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™) Celebration Arena; Priceville, AL BullRing; Ocala, FL (ST & TT) BullRing; Ocala, FL (ST & TT) Heartland Motorsports Park (AHRMA Classic MotoFest™); Topeka, KS Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD Georgia Practice Facility (GPF); Cairo, GA (ST & TT) T&S Racing; Henryetta, OK

Jan/15-16 Feb-26 Mar-19 May-28 Aug-TBD Oct-15 Nov-5

Dec-3

Jan-3

Dec-3 Jan-14 Feb-18

Jan-5 Feb-20 Mar-13

Apr-28

May-16

Jul-7 Sept-15 Oct-5

Jul-25 Oct-3 Oct-31

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2021 AHRMA REGIONAL SCHEDULES

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2022 AHRMA Northwest Schedule

Date Mar 18 Mar 19 Mar 20 Apr 30 May 1 May 21 May 22 Jun 11 Jun 12 Jun 18 Jul 16 Jul 17 Aug 27-28 Sept 17 Sept 18 Oct 1 Oct 2

Event Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA *CANCELED due to EMT staffing shortages Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA Burrows Ranch; Chrome, CA Crooked River; Crooked River, OR Crooked River; Crooked River, OR Bodnar Ranch; Dairy, OR Bodnar Ranch; Dairy, OR Lakeview; Lakeview, OR Lakeview; Lakeview, OR LeMay Motorcycle Days; Marymount Museum; Tacoma, WA AHRMA Classic MotoFest™; WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca; Monteray, CA AHRMA Classic MotoFest™; WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca; Monteray, CA Tea Cup Trial; Point Arena, CA Rattlers Run Ranch; Fairfield, WA Rattlers Run Ranch; Fairfield, WA Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA Bushey Ranch; Canby, CA

Disciplines National XC National Trials, XC National VMX *Regional Trials *Regional VMX *Regional Trials, XC *Regional VMX *Regional Trials, XC *Regional VMX National Trials National Trials, XC National V/NG MX *Regional Trials National Trials National VMX National Trials, XC National VMX

*Denotes Regional Only Event **Denotes Special event, non-points paying event All National events award Northwest Regional Points Schedule subject to change with additions/deletions.

Mar 5-6 Mar 20 Apr 9-10 May 22 Jun 19 Jul 16-17 Aug - TBA Sept 18 Oct 9 Oct 30 Nov 13

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Motoventures; Anza, CA *Regional Trials Lake Elsinore Motosports Park; Lake *Regional V/PV/NG MX Elsinore, CA Arizona Cycle Park; Buckeye, AZ *Regional V/PV/NG MX Octoberfast, Glen Helen Raceway; San *Regional XC Bernardino, CA Glen Helen Raceway; San Bernardino, CA *Regional V/PV/NG MX

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Sept 10 Sept 11 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 22 Oct 23 Nov 4

Event Texas Vintage Grand Prix Regional; Donie, TX Texas Vintage Grand Prix Regional; Donie, TX Desoto Motorsports Park Regional; Grand Cane, LA Desoto Motorsports Park Regional; Grand Cane, LA Mill Creek Motorsports National; Combs, AR Mill Creek Motorsports National; Combs, AR Diamond Don’s Riverport National; Jefferson, TX Diamond Don’s Riverport National; Jefferson, TX Diamond Don’s Riverport National; Jefferson, TX Waco Eagles Regional; Waco, TX Waco Eagles Regional; Waco, TX Time Machine National; Donie, TX Time Machine National; Donie, TX T&S Racing National Finals; Henryetta, OK

Nov 5

T&S Racing National Finals; Henryetta, OK

Nov 6 Dec 3 Dec 4

T&S Racing National Finals; Henryetta, OK Oilman’s Classic Regional; Kentwood, LA Oilman’s Classic Regional; Kentwood, LA

Apr 30 May 1 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 9

Disciplines *Regional VMX, XC *Regional PV/NG MX *Regional VMX, XC *Regional PV/NG MX National VMX National PV/NG MX National Trials, XC National VMX National PVMX *Regional VMX, XC *Regional PVMX National VMX, XC National PVMX, XC National XC National VMX, XC, Trials, DT National PV/NG MX *Regional VMX, XC *Regional PV/NG MX

2022 AHRMA Heartland Schedule

Event Location Motoland; Casa Grande, AZ *Regional V/PV/NG MX AHRMA National, Motoland; Casa Grande, National V/PV/NG MX AZ Crazy Horse Track; Lake Havasu, AZ *Regional V/PV/NG MX AHRMA National Cahuilla Creek MX; Anza, National V/PV/NG MS, CA Trials, XC Glen Helen Raceway; San Bernardino, CA *Regional XC *Regional V/PV/NG MX AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ of Monterey, National V/PV/NG MX, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca; Trials, XC Monterey, CA

*Denotes Regional Only Event Schedule subject to change with additions/deletions.

Date Apr 2 Apr 3

*Denotes Regional Only Event Schedule subject to change with additions/deletions.

2022 AHRMA Southwest Schedule

Date Feb 13

2022 AHRMA Southcentral Schedule

Date

Event

Apr 3

HLR; Moberly, MO

Apr 19

Norfolk 320 MX; Sidney, NE

Apr 23 Apr 24

Midwest Extreme Park; Drexel, MO Midwest Extreme Park; Drexel, MO AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ in the Heartland; Heartland Motorsports Park; Topeka, KS AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ in the Heartland; Heartland Motorsports Park; Topeka, KS Razors Edge MX; Farragut, IA

May 28 May 29 Jun 5 Aug 28 Oct 9

Sidney MX; Sidney, NE Jeeps Motorcycle Club; Park City, KS

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*Denotes Regional Only Event **National results will be posted on the ahrma.org/schedules-results page once final Schedule subject to change with additions/deletions.

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2022 AHRMA Northeast Schedule

Date Event Disciplines Apr 23 Irish Valley; Paxinos, PA *Regional XC Apr 24 Irish Valley; Paxinos, PA *Regional V/PV/NG MX May 14 Lamoka; Bradford, NY *Regional XC May 15 Lamoka; Bradford, NY *Regional V/PV/NG MX Jun 11 Ashcraft Farm; Bellefonte, PA *Regional V/PV/NG MX Jun 12 Ashcraft Farm; Bellefonte, PA *Regional XC Jun 24 Unadilla; New Berlin, NY *Regional Points XC Jun 25 Unadilla; New Berlin, NY *Regional Points V/PV Pre 1978 MX Jun 26 Unadilla; New Berlin, NY *Regional Points PV/NG MX Jul 16 State Line Riders; N. Pownal, VT *Regional XC Jul 17 State Line Riders; N. Pownal, VT *Regional V/PV/NG MX Aug 6 Allen’s Farm; Lawton, PA *Regional XC Aug 7 Allen’s Farm; Lawton, PA *Regional V/PV/NG MX Aug 27 Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY National V/PV/NG MX, XC Aug 28 Pavilion MX Park; Pavilion, NY National V/PV/NG MX, XC Sept 3 Bear Creek Sportsmen; Hancock, NY *Regional XC Sept 4 Bear Creek Sportsmen; Hancock, NY *Regional V/PV/NG MX Sept Kelso Creek Classic; Minerva, NY *Regional XC 17 Sept Kelso Creek Classic; Minerva, NY *Regional V/PV/NG MX 18 Oct 1 French Woods; Hancock, NY *Regional XC Oct 2 French Woods; Hancock, NY *Regional V/PV/NG MX Oct 9 Cayuga County Riders; King Ferry, NY *Regional XC, V/PV/NG MX Championship Criteria for Cross Country and Motocross are: Five (5) events minimum to qualify for regional championship and year-end awards.

Best six (6) events count toward points championship.

2022 AHRMA Southeast Schedule

Date Jan 7 Jan 8-9 Feb 19 Feb 26-27 Mar 13-14 Mar 13 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 11-12 Oct 7-8 Oct 8-9 Oct 8 Oct 15-16 Dec 4-5

Event AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ at DAYTONA; Daytona International Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ at DAYTONA; Daytona International Speedway; Daytona Beach, FL Waldo MX; Waldo, FL Ringgold, GA Battery Park; Nesmith, SC Battery Park; Nesmith, SC Tennessee Ridge Runner; Bybee, TN Tennessee Ridge Runner; Bybee, TN Muddy Creek; Blountville, TN Barber Motorsports Park; Birmingham, AL Barber Mill Creek; Pell City, AL GPF; Cairo, GA Wildwood MX; Kentwood, LA

Disciplines National XC National MX *Rebional MX National Trials National XC Regional MX *Regional XC, Trials *Regional XC National MX National Trials National XC National MX National MX *Regional MX

*Denotes Regional Only Event Schedule subject to change with additions/deletions.

2022 AHRMA Great Lakes Schedule Date

Event

** Schedule to be determined MARCH 2022

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2022 AHRMA Mid-Atlantic Schedule

Date Apr 10 Apr 23 Apr 24 May 14-15 Jun 11 Jun 12

Event Disciplines Rocket Run XC RND 1, Three Springs, PA *Regional V/PV/Support XC Irish Valley XC RND 2; Paxinos, PA *Regional V/PV/Support XC Irish Valley MX RND 1; Paxinos, PA *Regional V/PV/NG MX SPER XC RND 3&4; Frackville, PA *Regional V/PV/Support XC

Ashcraft Run MX RND 2; Bellefonte, PA *Regional V/PV/NG MX Ashcraft Run XC RND 5; Bellefonte, PA *Regional V/PV/Support XC National VMX, *Regional Jun 18 Reynlow Park MX RND 3; Reynoldsville, PA VMX National PV/NG MX, Jun 19 Reynlow Park MX RND 3, Reynoldsville, PA *Regional PV/NG MX Jun 18-19 Reynlow Park XC; Reynoldsville, PA National V/PV XC National VMX, *Regional Jul 9 Shady Acres MX RND 4; Friendsville, MD VMX National PV/NG MX, Jul 10 Shady Acres MX RND 4; Friendsville, MD *Regional PV/NG MX Jul 9-10 Shady Acres XC; Friendsville, MD National V/PV XC Aug 13-14 Coyote Run XC RND 6 & 7; Ebensburg, PA *Regional V/PV/Support XC Sep 10-11 Sutton Station XC RND 8 & 9; Summerville, PA *Regional V/PV/Support XC Oct 9 Shady Acres MX RND 5; Friendsville, MD *Regional V/PV/NG MX Oct 22 White Rose MX RND 6; Spring Grove, PA *Regional V/PV/NG MX Oct 23 White Rose XC RND 10; Spring Grove, PA *Regional V/PV/Support XC *Denotes Regional Only Event Schedule subject to change with additions/deletions.

2022 AHRMA Rocky Mountains Schedule

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Event Disciplines Lakeview Motosports Park; Ordway, CO *Regional V/PV/NG MX Jewell MX; Watkins, CO *Regional V/PV/NG MX Thunder Valley MX Park; Morrison, CO National VMX Thunder Valley MX Park; Morrison, CO National PV/NG MX AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ in the National VMX May 28 Heartland; Heartland Motorsports Park; (Rocky Mtn. Region Triple Crown) Topeka, KS AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ in the National PV/NG MX May 29 Heartland; Heartland Motorsports Park; (Rocky Mtn. Region Triple Crown) Topeka, KS Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Jun 19 *Regional V/PV/NG MX Springs, CO Jul 10 Sutak Raceway; Alamosa, CO *Regional V/PV/NG MX Jul 31 Jewell MX; Atkins, CO *Regional V/PV/NG MX National V/PV/NG MX Aug 7 Jack Pine Gypsies; Sturgis, SD (Rocky Mtn. Region Triple Crown) Aug 28 Sidney Cycle Association; Sidney, NE *Regional V/PV/NG MX Aztec Family Raceway; Colorado Sept 25 *Regional V/PV/NG MX Springs, CO Oct 16 Sweney MX; Brush, CO *Regional V/PV/NG MX ----AVDRA Jun 26 Bull Hollow Raceway; Monticello, UT No Rocky Mtn. Region Points Four Corners Rally Sept 4 Fairgrounds Grass Track; Durango, CO No Rocky Mtn. Region Points *Denotes Regional Only Event Schedule subject to change with additions/deletions.

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The Benevolent Fund was created in 1992 as a means of helping AHRMA members in need. AHRMA offers a variety of raffles and other fundraisers benefitting the Benevolent Fund.

Members also are encouraged to contribute directly.

Members in good standing for at least one year may take advantage of the fund.

All applications for assistance are kept confidential. Requirements are listed in the AHRMA Handbook.

Contact Bob Goodpaster 219. 942.2401 norton80_1@msn.com *Offer valid in U.S. only.

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Have You Updated Your MotorsportReg Profile?

AHRMA is working toward having our race results published in other magazines and online publications.

To make this happen we need your help! Please complete your MotorsportReg profile with the following info for all of your race bikes: your name, bike, make, model, and year.

This is a great chance for AHRMA to shine, so please log into your account and make these updates.

If you ride, restore, race, or just , recall , the amazing machines of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, the VJMC is for you!

VJMC Membership benefits include:

• Full color, 64 page magazine — 6 issues per year • Rides, rallies, and shows at the local, regional, and national level • Free classified ads in magazine and online • Member discounts from select vendors, sponsors and partners • Annual dues are US $30 / Canada $40 / All other countries $US 55 • Volunteer-based, nonprofit founded in 1977

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club

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WHERE AHRMA MEMBERS BUY, SELL, AND TRADE

91-92 Yamaha FZR 600 upper fairing NOS Beasley Fiberglass 91-12 Yamaha FZR 600 Upper Race Fairing; price is based on shipment within the continental US. PRICE: $150 LOCATION: Maryland CONTACT: Bob Hartman (443) 851-1723

triumph tiger cubs for sale

1997 Honda XR200R /w 1987 Suspension upgrades 1997 Honda XR200R with full long travel, adjustable 1987 suspension upgrades. Front forks and rear shock have fresh rebuild. Al Baker XRs full exhaust, Richochet skid plate, Acerbis hand guards, Pro Taper bars. Numerous spare parts. If you want more pictures and details, please email me or call me.

1967 Triumph cubs $8000.00 for the two.

Both run the trials one is ready to compete on, will be at Burrows in March PRICE: $8,000 LOCATION: Bend, Oregon CONTACT: Stephen Newell (541) 408-1769

PRICE: $2,750 LOCATION: Harrisonburg, VA 22801 CONTACT: Warren Glen Heidt (540) 578-1131

ceriani road race forks Ceriani Road Race Front Forks 35 mm w Clip ons PRICE: $1,450 LOCATION: Lapeer, Michigan CONTACT: Ron Kalanquin (810) 664-0977

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ADVERTISE YOUR VINTAGE RACING RELATED BUSINESS & PRODUCTS HERE

ex club racer now cafe racer As seen in Cafe’ Racer Magazine a 1971 Triumph with fresh 750cc motor less than 300 miles. Updates include: electronic ignition, front disk brake, 5 speed trans. new Amal carbs, oil pressure gauge on instrument cluster, LED brake light, shop and parts manuals

PRICE: $6,500 LOCATION: Nevada CONTACT: Richard Smith, (775) 781-3261

disc brake resurfacing Resurfacing $55 plus shipping. Disc drilling $100.00 and up. Disc thinning $85.00 Frame and swingarm strengthening, modification.

Frame restoration, Custom axles, Wheel spacers, and custom control cables. Tool Salvage & Motorcycle Works, 15709 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44112, (216) 451-5500 or (216) 851-5166

LOCATION: 15709 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44112 CONTACT: Ronald A. Kretz, (440) 729-4111 74

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SWAP MEET & MARKETPLACE AD GUIDELINES SWAP MEET ADS: AHRMA members may submit two free Swap Meet, noncommercial, motorcycle-related ads of up to 50 words each, per issue. Each ad will run only once, but you are welcome to renew monthly. All ads will also be placed on www.ahrma.org for at least one month.

MARKETPLACE ADS: The Marketplace plan is specifically designed for small business owners. Members or nonmembers may submit an ad of up to 50 words and may include 1 photo. This ad will appear both on ahrma.org’s AHRMA Swap Meet page, and in AHRMA MAG’s Marketplace section for 2 issues, with photo. Marketplace ads cost $25 for 60 days and may be renewed as many times as you like.

Please include: name, address, phone number and AHRMA membership number with your ad.

Go to: www.ahrma.org/classifieds-etc/ MARCH 2022

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For people who love corners INSURANCE. DRIVERS CLUB. BIKE VALUES. ENTERTAINMENT. THE SHOP. DRIVESHARE.

877-922-3403 | Local agent | Hagerty.com Vehicle make and model names and logos are property of their respective owners and their inclusion does not imply sponsorship of or affiliation with Hagerty or any of its products or services.

Hagerty Insurance Agency, LLC, provides insurance and determines final risk acceptance. Membership and DriveShare are provided by non-insurance subsidiaries of The Hagerty Group, LLC.

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Join the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association!

Save money by going online at ahrma.motorsportreg.com Applicant Information: □ New or □ Renewal: AHRMA Membership # _____________ Name:

Roadrace Transponder #

Permanent Address: City:

State / Province:

ZIP / Postal Code:

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Cell Phone:

Date of Birth*:

Daytime Phone:

Emergency Phone:

Email:

*(21 years or younger must provide proof of age - driver’s license, birth certificate, or school identification with DOB)

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Come out and try your hand at racing. (Check all boxes that apply)

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Full Membership – $75 (US), $85 (Canada or Mexico), or $95 (overseas) (Includes competition & voting privileges, decals, membership card, and annual Handbook. Note: Only US residents automatically receive AHRMA Mag; others see below.)

Upgrade to delivery of AHRMA Mag via First Class Mail - add $11 (US members only) AHRMA Mag for residents of Canada or Mexico - add $11 AHRMA Mag for residents of all other foreign nations - add $22 Lifetime Competition Membership $650 (Must be 60 years or older)

Associate Membership If you enjoy coming to the races, are enthusiastic about vintage bikes, love reading about bikes, but don’t compete, this is for you. Associate members DO NOT have voting privileges. (Check all boxes that apply)

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New members or reactivating - $40 (US), $45 (Canada or Mexico), $50 (overseas)(Includes decals, membership card, and annual Handbook. Note: Only US residents automatically receive AHRMA Mag; others see below.)

Upgrade to delivery of AHRMA Mag via First-Class Mail add $11 (US members only) AHRMA Mag for residents of Canada or Mexico - add $11 AHRMA Mag for residents of all other foreign nations - add $22

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Race number preference (for all disciplines - list three or more - your permanent number will be on your membership card when received): #1________#2________#3________Note: If assigned a number on race day, it will not be your permanent number.

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The Details (For new members only - Competition preferences)

Roadrace - Before AHRMA issues a racing number, you must provide proof that within the past two years, you have competed with another roadracing organization or have successfully completed a roadracing school (please provide a copy of roadrace license or school certificate) □ Motocross - □ Vintage □ Post Vintage □ Next Gen Indicate MX skill level: □ Intermediate □ Expert Note: A Novice category is available. However, new AHRMA MX members must ride as Intermediate or Expert until skill-level status is confirmed, optimally at your first event. At that time, you may be reclassified as a Novice if deemed appropriate.

Dirt Track Trials - Skill level: □ Beginner

□ Novice

□ Intermediate

□ Expert

□ Master

Cross Country - Skill level if different from MX: □ Intermediate □ Expert (See note above regarding Novice skill level.)

How did you find out about AHRMA ____________________________________?

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What made you decide to join AHRMA__________________________________?

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Enclosed is a check or money order for $___________ #__________

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Expires _______ cvv ______ (Must include street number and Zip Code for credit card billing address. If different than address above, please provide billing address.)

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Benevolent Fund donation $_________________

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Individual donation to AHRMA $_______________

By applying for or renewing and accepting membership in AHRMA, I agree to abide by all the rules of the AHRMA Handbook, as well as any event or track rules that may apply.

Mail with payment to (payment by MC / Visa / Disc / AmEx): 433 Caroline St., Janesville, WI 53545 Scan & email: membership@ahrma.org For more information: Phone: 888.41AHRMA / 888.412.4762 Email: membership@ahrma.org www.ahrma.org

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Signature _____________________ _______________________ Date _______________ (Must be signed to be valid and processed)

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Request AHRMA Paper Race Entry Form(s)

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Please send me a printed copy of the following race entry form(s) (check all that apply)

o Vintage MX o Post Vintage MX o Next Gen MX

o Cross Country o Dirt Track

o Observed Trials o Road Race

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AHRMA ATTN: Dan Thornton 433 Caroline St. Janesville, WI 53545